What are the chances of seeing an Aciagrion migratum in Tokyo?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aciagrion migratum sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 82 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 174th most-seen of the 1013 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.
When is the best time to see an Aciagrion migratum in Tokyo?
April–May, July and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aciagrion migratum in Tokyo on a given day, against under 5% in June, August and December–March, the lowest months.
Where else can you see an Aciagrion migratum?
Only Tokyo, in our data
Tokyo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Aciagrion migratum sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Aciagrion migratum live in Tokyo?
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Aciagrion migratum that you can see in Tokyo (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Common Bluetail (about 10%) and Ischnura asiatica (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Aciagrion migratum sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Aciagrion migratum is recorded against all the insects logged in Tokyo (82 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.