Black Drone Beetle

Black Drone Beetle

Rhomborhina polita

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tokyo

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

41 Verified sightings at Tokyo
August Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black Drone Beetle in Tokyo?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Drone Beetle sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 279th most-seen of the 1013 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.

When is the best time to see a Black Drone Beetle in Tokyo?

July to September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Drone Beetle in Tokyo on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Black Drone Beetle?

Only Tokyo, in our data

Tokyo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black Drone Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Black Drone Beetle live in Tokyo?

Same family: Scarabaeidae

The closest relatives of the Black Drone Beetle that you can see in Tokyo (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Green Chafer (about 20%), Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle (about 10%) and Japanese Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Black Drone Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black Drone Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Tokyo (41 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.

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