Cryptopalpus ornatus

Cryptopalpus ornatus

Cryptopalpus ornatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Bogota

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

6 Verified sightings at Bogota
May Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cryptopalpus ornatus in Bogota?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptopalpus ornatus sighting in Bogota on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 81st most-seen of the 101 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 Cryptopalpus ornatus in Bogota?

May

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptopalpus ornatus in Bogota on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months. That is one of Bogota's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against 45 mm in January.

Where else can you see a Cryptopalpus ornatus?

Only Bogota, in our data

Bogota is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cryptopalpus ornatus sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Cryptopalpus ornatus live in Bogota?

Same order: Diptera

The closest relatives of the Cryptopalpus ornatus that you can see in Bogota (order Diptera, Flies) are Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly (about 10%), Mimocalla giganteus (about 10%) and Common Drone Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Cryptopalpus ornatus sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cryptopalpus ornatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Bogota (6 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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