Xylena formosa
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tokyo

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

26 Verified sightings at Tokyo
6 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%

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 Xylena formosa in Tokyo?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Xylena formosa sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 381st 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.

When is the best time to see a Xylena formosa in Tokyo?

November to March

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylena formosa in Tokyo on a given day, against under 5% in April to October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Xylena formosa?

Between 6 and 9 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xylena formosa sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Xylena formosa?

Only Tokyo, in our data

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

Where does the Xylena formosa sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Xylena formosa is recorded against all the insects logged in Tokyo (26 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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