Chrysopilus cristatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Chrysopilus cristatus, is a species of 'snipe flies' belonging to the family Rhagionidae. This species is present in most of Europe. The flies are 6 to 8 millimeters long. Similar to Chrysopilus erythrophthalmus, but slightly smaller than this species. The males are blackish-brown: the females have obvious yellow-grey dusting. The femora are dark grey. The tibia and metatarsus are yellow. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 6 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Snipefly sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 411th most-seen of the 632 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Snipefly in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Snipefly sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Black Snipefly sightings, Liverpool ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Rhagionidae
The closest relatives of the Black Snipefly that you can see in Liverpool (family Rhagionidae, Snipe Flies) are Downlooker Snipefly (about 10%) and Rhagio tringaria (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Snipefly is recorded against all the insects logged in Liverpool (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.
