Parlatoria ziziphi
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Parlatoria ziziphi is a species of armored scale insect in the family Diaspididae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Zhuhai [Macau] | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Parlatoria Scale sighting in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 119th most-seen of the 152 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.
January–February and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black Parlatoria Scale in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, against under 5% in March–October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Zhuhai [Macau]'s driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 290 mm in June.
Only Zhuhai [Macau], in our data
Zhuhai [Macau] is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black Parlatoria Scale sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Black Parlatoria Scale that you can see in Zhuhai [Macau] (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Lychee Stink Bug (about 30%), Gutta Bug (about 20%) and Litchi Lantern Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Parlatoria Scale is recorded against all the insects logged in Zhuhai [Macau] (5 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.
