What are the chances of seeing a Megacoelum pellucens in Tel Aviv?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Megacoelum pellucens sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 130th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Megacoelum pellucens in Tel Aviv?
June and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Megacoelum pellucens in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in December to May, the lowest months. Those are among Tel Aviv's driest months, with almost no rain against 90 mm in January.
Where else can you see a Megacoelum pellucens?
Only Tel Aviv, in our data
Tel Aviv is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Megacoelum pellucens sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Megacoelum pellucens live in Tel Aviv?
Same family: Miridae
The closest relatives of the Megacoelum pellucens that you can see in Tel Aviv (family Miridae, Plant Bugs) are Dionconotus neglectus (about 10%), Calocoris nemoralis (about 10%) and Broken-Backed Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Megacoelum pellucens sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Megacoelum pellucens is recorded against all the insects logged in Tel Aviv (11 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.