Pyrops candelaria
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pyrops candelaria (Laternaria candelaria and Fulgora candelaria in older literature) is a species of planthopper often placed in the tribe Laternariini. This species has been recorded from: Guangdong, Guangxi, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand and other parts of southeast Asia. It is the type of the genus Pyrops erected by Spinola in 1839. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Zhuhai [Macau] | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Xiamen City | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Fuzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Litchi Lantern Bug sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 161 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and August–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Litchi Lantern Bug in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Litchi Lantern Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Litchi Lantern Bug sightings, Taipei ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tuen Mun (China, about 20%), Hong Kong (China, about 20%) and Zhuhai [Macau] (China, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Litchi Lantern Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (161 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.
