What are the chances of seeing a Phytomia zonata in Nikko National Park?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Phytomia zonata sighting in Nikko National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 86 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 a Phytomia zonata in Nikko National Park?
October and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Phytomia zonata in Nikko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June, September and December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Phytomia zonata?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phytomia zonata sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Phytomia zonata?
Only Nikko National Park, in our data
Nikko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Phytomia zonata sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Phytomia zonata sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phytomia zonata is recorded against all the insects logged in Nikko National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.