Pseudothemis zonata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Skimmer sighting in Xiamen City on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th 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.
May and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Skimmer in Xiamen City on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–March, the lowest months. Those are among Xiamen City's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in October.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 22 cities where we can rate Pied Skimmer sightings, Xiamen City ranks 6th at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ningbo (China, about 20%), Daegu (South Korea, about 20%) and Jinan (China, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Pied Skimmer that you can see in Xiamen City (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Slender Skimmer (about 20%), Ditch Jewel (about 20%) and Crimson Marsh Glider (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pied Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Xiamen City (17 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.
