Ornidia obesa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Ornidia obesa is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 10 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jewel Fly sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 290th most-seen of the 378 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jewel Fly in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and August–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Jewel Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Green Jewel Fly sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Green Jewel Fly that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (order Diptera, Flies) are Chlorotabanus mexicanus (about 10%) and Black Soldier Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Jewel Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (6 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.
