Oxyaciura tibialis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Oxyaciura tibialis is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Oxyaciura of the family Tephritidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerusalem | 🇮🇱 Israel |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oxyaciura tibialis sighting in Jerusalem on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 112th most-seen of the 137 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.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Oxyaciura tibialis in Jerusalem on a given day, against under 5% in July, September–October and December–April, the lowest months. That is one of Jerusalem's wettest months, with about 45 mm of rain against almost none in August.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oxyaciura tibialis sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Jerusalem, in our data
Jerusalem is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Oxyaciura tibialis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Oxyaciura tibialis that you can see in Jerusalem (order Diptera, Flies) are Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly (about 30%), Migrant Hover Fly (about 20%) and Blue Blowfly (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oxyaciura tibialis is recorded against all the insects logged in Jerusalem (5 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.
