Green Jewel Fly

Green Jewel Fly

Ornidia obesa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Buenos Aires

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

6 Verified sightings at Buenos Aires
43 In all 7 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Green Jewel Fly

Ornidia obesa is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
2 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
3 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
3 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
7 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
<5%
10 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Jewel Fly in Buenos Aires?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jewel Fly sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 488th most-seen of the 558 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 Green Jewel Fly in Buenos Aires?

Any time of year

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

What time of day is best to see a Green Jewel Fly?

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.

Is Buenos Aires the best place to see a Green Jewel Fly?

11th of 11

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Green Jewel Fly sightings, Buenos Aires ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Salvador (Brazil, about 10%), Durban (South Africa, about 10%) and Brasilia (Brazil, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Green Jewel Fly live in Buenos Aires?

Same family: Syrphidae

The closest relatives of the Green Jewel Fly that you can see in Buenos Aires (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly (about 10%), Dioprosopa clavatus (about 10%) and Common Drone Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Green Jewel Fly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Jewel Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Buenos Aires (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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