Sinuous Bee Fly

Sinuous Bee Fly

Hemipenthes sinuosus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Austin

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

7 Verified sightings at Austin
13 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sinuous Bee Fly in Austin?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sinuous Bee Fly sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1316th most-seen of the 1624 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sinuous Bee Fly in Austin?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sinuous Bee Fly in Austin on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Sinuous Bee Fly?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sinuous Bee Fly sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Austin the best place to see a Sinuous Bee Fly?

Among the best

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Sinuous Bee Fly sightings, Austin ranks 5th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Dallas (United States, under 5%), Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, under 5%) and Sacramento (United States, under 5%).

Where does the Sinuous Bee Fly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sinuous Bee Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (7 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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