Ptecticus testaceus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Ptecticus testaceus is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 7 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ptecticus testaceus sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 30th most-seen of the 107 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and September–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ptecticus testaceus in Caracas on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ptecticus testaceus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Ptecticus testaceus sightings, Caracas ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Goiânia (Brazil, about 40%), Valencia (Venezuela, about 20%) and Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ptecticus testaceus is recorded against all the insects logged in Caracas (20 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.
