Ornidia obesa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Ornidia obesa is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 10 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jewel Fly sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 80th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–August, October and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jewel Fly in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in February, September and November, the lowest months.
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.
Among the best
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Green Jewel Fly sightings, Durban ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Salvador (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Green Jewel Fly that you can see in Durban (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly (about 10%) and Florida Calligrapher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Jewel Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (27 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.
