Neotephritis finalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Neotephritis finalis, the sunflower seed maggot, is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sunflower Seed Maggot sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 739th 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.
October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sunflower Seed Maggot in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in January–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sunflower Seed Maggot sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Sunflower Seed Maggot sightings, Austin ranks 6th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Baltimore (United States, under 5%), Washington (United States, under 5%) and Phoenix (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Sunflower Seed Maggot that you can see in Austin (order Diptera, Flies) are Margined Calligrapher (about 10%), Black Soldier Fly (about 10%) and Oblique Streaktail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sunflower Seed Maggot is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (25 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.
