Laccotrephes pfeiferiae
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Laccotrephes pfeiferiae is a species of water scorpion belonging to the family Nepidae. It was until 1999 considered synonym of Laccotrephes robustus; records of L. robustus outside the Philippines refer to this species. Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Laccotrephes pfeiferiae sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 307th 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.
June to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Laccotrephes pfeiferiae in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months. Those are among Taipei's wettest months, with about 240 mm of rain a month against 90 mm in February.
Only Taipei, in our data
Taipei is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Laccotrephes pfeiferiae sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Laccotrephes pfeiferiae that you can see in Taipei (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Lychee Stink Bug (about 30%), Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug (about 30%) and Cryptotympana takasagona (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Laccotrephes pfeiferiae is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (27 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.
