Ptecticus testaceus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Ptecticus testaceus is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
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| # | 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 Fortaleza on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 50th most-seen of the 112 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.
January and February
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Ptecticus testaceus in Fortaleza on a given day, against under 5% in March to November, the lowest months. Those are among Fortaleza's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against almost none in September.
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.
5th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Ptecticus testaceus sightings, Fortaleza ranks 5th 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%).
Same family: Stratiomyidae
The closest relatives of the Ptecticus testaceus that you can see in Fortaleza (family Stratiomyidae, Soldier Flies) are Black Soldier Fly (about 10%), Hoplitimyia subalba (about 10%) and Hoplitimyia mutabilis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ptecticus testaceus is recorded against all the insects logged in Fortaleza (11 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.
