Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Common Loopwing Aphideater in Calgary?

Accepted Answer

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Loopwing Aphideater sighting in Calgary on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 203rd most-seen of the 256 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.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Common Loopwing Aphideater in Calgary?

Accepted Answer

Any time of year. In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Loopwing Aphideater in Calgary on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Common Loopwing Aphideater?

Accepted Answer

Between 10 am and 1 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Loopwing Aphideater sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Calgary the best place to see a Common Loopwing Aphideater?

Accepted Answer

8th of 11. Of the 11 cities where we can rate Common Loopwing Aphideater sightings, Calgary ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Anchorage (United States, about 10%), Salt Lake City (United States, about 10%) and Portland (United States, under 5%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Common Loopwing Aphideater live in Calgary?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Syrphidae. The closest relatives of the Common Loopwing Aphideater that you can see in Calgary (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Common Drone Fly (about 10%), White-Bowed Smoothwing (about 10%) and Thick-Legged Hover Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Common Loopwing Aphideater sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Common Loopwing Aphideater is recorded against all the insects logged in Calgary (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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
2	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
3	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	~10%
4	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
5	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
6	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
7	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
8	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
9	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
10	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
11	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
2	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
3	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
4	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
5	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
6	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
7	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
8	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
9	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	<5%
10	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	<5%

Common Loopwing Aphideater

About the Common Loopwing Aphideater

Recent sightings of Common Loopwing Aphideater in Calgary

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Calgary

Common Drone Fly

White-Bowed Smoothwing

Thick-Legged Hover Fly

Black-Margined Flower Fly

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Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly

Western Aphideater

Woolly-Tailed Marsh Fly

Broad-Headed Marsh Fly

Black-Shouldered Drone Fly

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