Limonia nubeculosa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Limonia nubeculosa, also known as the short-palped cranefly, is a species of crane flies in the family of Limoniidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Rome | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 6 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 8 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Porto | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sixspot Cranefly sighting in Leeds on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 254th most-seen of the 284 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sixspot Cranefly in Leeds on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sixspot Cranefly sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
6th of 13
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Sixspot Cranefly sightings, Leeds ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%), Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Sixspot Cranefly that you can see in Leeds (order Diptera, Flies) are Marmalade Hover Fly (about 20%), Tapered Drone Fly (about 20%) and Sun Fly (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sixspot Cranefly is recorded against all the insects logged in Leeds (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.
