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Sphenophorus venatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Sphenophorus venatus, the hunting billbug, is a species of beetle in the family Dryophthoridae. It is found in Central America and North America, while it has been spread in the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 2 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shanghai | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hunting Billbug sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 195th most-seen of the 264 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May, July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hunting Billbug in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in June, August and October–March, the lowest months. Those are among Tel Aviv's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain a month against 90 mm in January.
Yes
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Hunting Billbug sightings, Tel Aviv has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Mesa (United States, under 5%) and Shanghai (China, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hunting Billbug is recorded against all the insects logged in Tel Aviv (7 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.
