What are the chances of seeing a Short-Winged Cranefly in Liverpool?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Winged Cranefly sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 559th most-seen of the 632 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.
When is the best time to see a Short-Winged Cranefly in Liverpool?
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Winged Cranefly in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in December to September, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Short-Winged Cranefly?
Only Liverpool, in our data
Liverpool is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Short-Winged Cranefly sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Short-Winged Cranefly live in Liverpool?
Same genus: Tipula
The closest relatives of the Short-Winged Cranefly that you can see in Liverpool (genus Tipula, Common Crane Flies) are European Crane Fly (about 10%) and Tipula rufina (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Short-Winged Cranefly sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Short-Winged Cranefly is recorded against all the insects logged in Liverpool (6 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.