Polytremis pellucida
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Polytremis pellucida is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Polytremis pellucida sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 18 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 Polytremis pellucida in Tokyo on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Polytremis pellucida sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Polytremis pellucida sightings, Tokyo ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Sendai (Japan, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Polytremis pellucida that you can see in Tokyo (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Common Straight Swift (about 20%), Small Branded Swift (about 10%) and Japanese Dart (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Polytremis pellucida is recorded against all the insects logged in Tokyo (18 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.
