What are the chances of seeing a Lycostomus placidus in Tuen Mun?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lycostomus placidus sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 295th most-seen of the 557 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Lycostomus placidus in Tuen Mun?
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lycostomus placidus in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. That is one of Tuen Mun's wettest months, with about 290 mm of rain against 20 mm in December.
Where else can you see a Lycostomus placidus?
Only Tuen Mun, in our data
Tuen Mun is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lycostomus placidus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Lycostomus placidus live in Tuen Mun?
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Lycostomus placidus that you can see in Tuen Mun (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird (about 30%), Euselates magna (about 20%) and Cicindela juxtata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Lycostomus placidus sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lycostomus placidus is recorded against all the insects logged in Tuen Mun (12 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.