Chrysochroa fulgidissima
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Chrysochroa fulgidissima, "jewel beetle" or Yamato tamamushi in Japanese (ヤマトタマムシ) is a metallic woodboring beetle of the family Buprestidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Jewel Beetle sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 277th most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Jewel Beetle in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Japanese Jewel Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Japanese Jewel Beetle sightings, Taipei ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Nagoya (Japan, about 10%), Osaka (Japan, about 10%) and Tokyo (Japan, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Japanese Jewel Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (34 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
