Oriental Lesser Emperor

Oriental Lesser Emperor

Anax julius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tokyo

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

162 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 Tianjin 🇨🇳 China
~30%
2 Daegu 🇰🇷 South Korea
~20%
3 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
5 Ningbo 🇨🇳 China
~20%
6 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Qingdao 🇨🇳 China
~10%
8 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
9 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Oriental Lesser Emperor in Tokyo?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Lesser Emperor sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 162 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 104th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Oriental Lesser Emperor in Tokyo?

August

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Lesser Emperor in Tokyo on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.

Is Tokyo the best place to see an Oriental Lesser Emperor?

12th of 16

Of the 16 cities where we can rate Oriental Lesser Emperor sightings, Tokyo ranks 12th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tianjin (China, about 30%), Daegu (South Korea, about 20%) and Xiamen City (China, about 20%).

Where does the Oriental Lesser Emperor sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Oriental Lesser Emperor is recorded against all the insects logged in Tokyo (162 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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