Oxythyrea cinctella
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Middle Eastern Flower Scarab sighting in Tashkent on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 29 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.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Middle Eastern Flower Scarab in Tashkent on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months. That is one of Tashkent's wettest months, with about 55 mm of rain against almost none in August.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Middle Eastern Flower Scarab sightings, Tashkent ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan, about 20%) and Izmir (Turkey, about 20%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Middle Eastern Flower Scarab that you can see in Tashkent (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are European Rhinoceros Beetle (about 20%) and Protaetia marginicollis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Middle Eastern Flower Scarab is recorded against all the insects logged in Tashkent (5 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.
