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Dioprosopa clavatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dioprosopa clavatus sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 309 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 82nd most-seen of the 851 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.
June to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dioprosopa clavatus in Los Angeles on a given day, against under 5% in December to May, the lowest months. Those are among Los Angeles's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 75 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dioprosopa clavatus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
13th of 27
Of the 27 cities where we can rate Dioprosopa clavatus sightings, Los Angeles ranks 13th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cordoba (Argentina, about 20%), Santiago (Chile, about 10%) and Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Dioprosopa clavatus that you can see in Los Angeles (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Oblique Streaktail (about 10%), Margined Calligrapher (about 10%) and Large-Tailed Aphideater (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dioprosopa clavatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Angeles (309 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.
