Blue Flower Chafer

Blue Flower Chafer

Gametis jucunda

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tokyo

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

183 Verified sightings at Tokyo
May Best month

About the Blue Flower Chafer

Gametis jucunda, the smaller green flower chafer, is a species of flower chafer found in Japan. It has been known to damage citrus and other plants. Wikipedia →

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 Jinan 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
3 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
4 Sendai 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
5 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
6 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
~10%
8 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blue Flower Chafer in Tokyo?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Flower Chafer sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 183 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 90th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Blue Flower Chafer in Tokyo?

May

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Flower Chafer in Tokyo on a given day, against under 5% in July and December–March, the lowest months.

Is Tokyo the best place to see a Blue Flower Chafer?

5th of 8

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Blue Flower Chafer sightings, Tokyo ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Jinan (China, about 20%), Nagoya (Japan, about 10%) and Osaka (Japan, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Blue Flower Chafer live in Tokyo?

Same family: Scarabaeidae

The closest relatives of the Blue Flower Chafer 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 Blue Flower Chafer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blue Flower Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Tokyo (183 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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