What are the chances of seeing a Punchinello in Tuen Mun?
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Punchinello sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 152 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 14th 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.
When is the best time to see a Punchinello in Tuen Mun?
October and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Punchinello in Tuen Mun on a given day, against about 10% in June, the lowest month. Those are among Tuen Mun's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 290 mm in June.
What time of day is best to see a Punchinello?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Punchinello sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Tuen Mun the best place to see a Punchinello?
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Punchinello sightings, Tuen Mun ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Guwahati (India, about 30%).
Which relatives of the Punchinello live in Tuen Mun?
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Punchinello that you can see in Tuen Mun (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Common Mormon Swallowtail (about 40%), Great Eggfly (about 40%) and Pale Grass Blue (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Punchinello sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Punchinello is recorded against all the insects logged in Tuen Mun (152 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.