Limonia nubeculosa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 London on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 724th most-seen of the 1504 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sixspot Cranefly in London on a given day, against under 5% in April to October, 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.
9th of 13
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Sixspot Cranefly sightings, London ranks 9th 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 London (order Diptera, Flies) are Yellow-Haired Sun Fly (about 40%), Marmalade Hover Fly (about 30%) and Hornet Mimic Hover Fly (about 30%), 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 London (22 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.
