Pyrops candelaria
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Pyrops candelaria (Laternaria candelaria and Fulgora candelaria in older literature) is a species of planthopper often placed in the tribe Laternariini. This species has been recorded from: Guangdong, Guangxi, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand and other parts of southeast Asia. It is the type of the genus Pyrops erected by Spinola in 1839. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Zhuhai [Macau] | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Xiamen City | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Fuzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Litchi Lantern Bug sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 118 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 557 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Litchi Lantern Bug in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month. That is one of Tuen Mun's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 290 mm in June.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Litchi Lantern Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Litchi Lantern Bug sightings, Tuen Mun has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Hong Kong (China, about 20%) and Zhuhai [Macau] (China, about 20%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Litchi Lantern Bug that you can see in Tuen Mun (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Lychee Stink Bug (about 30%), Ricania guttata (about 20%) and Sugarcane Spittlebug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Litchi Lantern Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Tuen Mun (118 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.
