Polyphaga saussurei
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Polyphaga saussurei is a cockroach species distributed throughout Central (except Kyrgyzstan) and South Asia and the northeastern Caucasus. It is found in terrestrial habitats, and mainly lives in dry conditions. It can serve as a domestic pest in its natural habitat, although this is not incredibly common.
Based on genetic analysis of specimens in West Azerbaijan, Iran, it has been suggested that Polyphaga aegyptiaca and P. saussurei may actually be one species, despite the noticeable morphological differences. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Tashkent | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Polyphaga saussurei sighting in Tashkent on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 11th most-seen of the 29 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Polyphaga saussurei in Tashkent on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and November–February, the lowest months. Those are among Tashkent's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 60 mm in March.
Only Tashkent, in our data
Tashkent is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Polyphaga saussurei sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Polyphaga saussurei is recorded against all the insects logged in Tashkent (9 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.
