Pyrops watanabei
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pyrops watanabei is a species of planthopper endemic to Taiwan. Pyrops atroalbus was formerly considered a subspecies; its status as a species was reinstated in 2017. P. watanabei was first described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1913 as Fulgora watanabei.
It has a yellow cephalic process with an inflated apex. The abdomen is red ventrally, and the tegmina are mainly white, with three black spots on the leading edge (costal area). The posterior wings may be completely white or have a black apical third. It is about 4 cm (1.6 in) long.
It has been recorded on the plants Triadica sebifera and Sapium discolor. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Watanabe's Lanternfly sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 141 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 76th 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.
July and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Watanabe's Lanternfly in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, the lowest months.
Only Taipei, in our data
Taipei is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Watanabe's Lanternfly sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Watanabe's Lanternfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (141 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.
