Telostylinus lineolatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Telostylinus lineolatus is a species of fly from the genus Telostylinus. The species was originally described by Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann in 1830 Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 3 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 8 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 10 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Telostylinus lineolatus sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 182 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Telostylinus lineolatus in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Telostylinus lineolatus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Telostylinus lineolatus sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 20%), Davao City (Philippines, about 20%) and Denpasar (Indonesia, about 20%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Telostylinus lineolatus that you can see in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (order Diptera, Flies) are Black Soldier Fly (about 30%), Bathroom Moth Fly (about 10%) and Antlered Crane Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Telostylinus lineolatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (15 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.
