Palpada mexicana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Palpada mexicana is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Plushback sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 93 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 181st 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.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Plushback in Los Angeles on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden Plushback sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Golden Plushback sightings, Los Angeles ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in San Diego (United States, about 10%), Monterrey (México, under 5%) and Medellín (Colombia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Plushback is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Angeles (93 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.
