Arocatus sericans
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Arocatus sericans sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 492nd most-seen of the 557 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Arocatus sericans in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months. Those are among Tuen Mun's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in December.
Only Tuen Mun, in our data
Tuen Mun is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Arocatus sericans sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Lygaeidae
The closest relatives of the Arocatus sericans that you can see in Tuen Mun (family Lygaeidae, Seed Bugs) are Darth Maul Bug (about 10%) and Bindweed Seedeating Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Arocatus sericans is recorded against all the insects logged in Tuen Mun (5 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.
