Chalcophora japonica
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Chalcophora japonica, or ubatamamushi in Japanese (Japanese kanji: 姥玉虫, katakana: ウバタマムシ; lit. 'nanny jewel bug'), also known as the flat-headed wood-borer, is a metallic, bullet-shaped, woodboring beetle of the Buprestidae family. It is endemic to Japan. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Guiyang | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Xiamen City | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Osaka | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 4 | Tokyo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chalcophora japonica sighting in Xiamen City on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 10th most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chalcophora japonica in Xiamen City on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and December–March, the lowest months. That is one of Xiamen City's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 220 mm in June.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Chalcophora japonica sightings, Xiamen City ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Guiyang (China, about 30%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Chalcophora japonica that you can see in Xiamen City (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Oriental Flower Beetle (about 20%), Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird (about 10%) and Siamese Rhinoceros Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chalcophora japonica is recorded against all the insects logged in Xiamen City (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.
