Oriental Flower Beetle

Oriental Flower Beetle

Protaetia orientalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Zhuhai [Macau]

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

16 Verified sightings at Zhuhai [Macau]
August 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 Zhuhai [Macau]?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Flower Beetle sighting in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 46th most-seen of the 152 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Oriental Flower Beetle in Zhuhai [Macau]?

August

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Flower Beetle in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, against under 5% in September to February, the lowest months. That is one of Zhuhai [Macau]'s wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain against 20 mm in December.

Is Zhuhai [Macau] the best place to see an Oriental Flower Beetle?

15th of 27

Of the 27 cities where we can rate Oriental Flower Beetle sightings, Zhuhai [Macau] ranks 15th at about 10%. The best odds are in Quanzhou (China, about 40%), Nanchang (China, about 30%) and Shanghai (China, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Oriental Flower Beetle live in Zhuhai [Macau]?

Same family: Scarabaeidae

The closest relatives of the Oriental Flower Beetle that you can see in Zhuhai [Macau] (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Anomala rubripes (about 20%), Euselates magna (about 10%) and Groundnut Chafer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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 Zhuhai [Macau] (16 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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