Sphaerophoria sulphuripes
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes, the forked globetail, is a species of syrphid flies in the family Syrphidae native to Western North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Forked Globetail sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 306th 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 a Forked Globetail in Los Angeles on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forked Globetail sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Forked Globetail sightings, Los Angeles ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Sacramento (United States, about 10%), Portland (United States, about 10%) and Seattle (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forked Globetail is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Angeles (34 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.
