Poecilanthrax lucifer
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Poecilanthrax lucifer is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Poecilanthrax lucifer sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 139 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 227th most-seen of the 1624 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.
March to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Poecilanthrax lucifer in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in December to February, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Poecilanthrax lucifer sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Poecilanthrax lucifer sightings, Austin ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Dallas (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Poecilanthrax lucifer is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (139 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.
