Oriental Flower Beetle

Oriental Flower Beetle

Protaetia orientalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Xiamen City

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

10 Verified sightings at Xiamen City
June Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Quanzhou 🇨🇳 China
~40%
2 Nanchang 🇨🇳 China
~30%
3 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
~20%
5 Sendai 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
6 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~20%
7 Jinan 🇨🇳 China
~20%
8 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
9 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
10 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Oriental Flower Beetle in Xiamen City?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Flower Beetle sighting in Xiamen City on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 18th most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Oriental Flower Beetle in Xiamen City?

June and July

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Flower Beetle in Xiamen City on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months. Those are among Xiamen City's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in October.

Is Xiamen City the best place to see an Oriental Flower Beetle?

6th of 27

Of the 27 cities where we can rate Oriental Flower Beetle sightings, Xiamen City ranks 6th at about 20%. The best odds are in Quanzhou (China, about 40%), Nanchang (China, about 30%) and Shanghai (China, about 20%).

Where does the Oriental Flower Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Oriental Flower Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Xiamen City (10 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.

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