Allograpta exotica
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Allograpta exotica is a species in the family Syrphidae ("syrphid flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies"). Larvae are often predators of aphids. Their life cycle from egg to adults is around 15 days, with adults living for approximately 10 days. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Exotic Streaktail sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 133 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 136th most-seen of the 851 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Exotic Streaktail in Los Angeles on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Exotic Streaktail sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Exotic Streaktail sightings, Los Angeles ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Sacramento (United States, about 10%), Santiago (Chile, about 10%) and Phoenix (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Exotic Streaktail is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Angeles (133 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.
