Shivaphis celti
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Shivaphis celti, the Asian woolly hackberry aphid, also known as Shivaphis (Shivaphis) celti, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 3 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Woolly Hackberry Aphid sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 240th most-seen of the 264 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.
January, May and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Woolly Hackberry Aphid in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June–September and November–December, the lowest months.
2nd of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Asian Woolly Hackberry Aphid sightings, Tel Aviv ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Asian Woolly Hackberry Aphid that you can see in Tel Aviv (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are European Firebug (about 30%), Cotton Seed Bug (about 20%) and Dionconotus neglectus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Woolly Hackberry Aphid is recorded against all the insects logged in Tel Aviv (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.
