Morphosphaera japonica
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Morphosphaera japonica is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, found eastern Asia. Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Tokyo | 🇯🇵 Japan |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Morphosphaera japonica sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 482nd 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Morphosphaera japonica in Tokyo on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Only Tokyo, in our data
Tokyo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Morphosphaera japonica sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Morphosphaera japonica that you can see in Tokyo (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Aulacophora nigripennis (about 20%), Lema diversipes (about 20%) and Nepalese Turtle Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Morphosphaera japonica is recorded against all the insects logged in Tokyo (17 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.
