What are the chances of seeing a White-Collared Chafer in Toronto?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-Collared Chafer sighting in Toronto on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 828th most-seen of the 1689 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 White-Collared Chafer in Toronto?
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-Collared Chafer in Toronto on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
What time of day is best to see a White-Collared Chafer?
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-Collared Chafer 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 White-Collared Chafer?
Only Toronto, in our data
Toronto is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White-Collared Chafer sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the White-Collared Chafer sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-Collared Chafer is recorded against all the insects logged in Toronto (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.