Hypocritanus lemur
In 3 days ~10%
Hypocritanus lemur is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. Until 2020, it was classified in the genus Ocyptamus. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Band-Winged Hover Fly sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 597th most-seen of the 851 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Band-Winged Hover Fly in Los Angeles on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Los Angeles, in our data
Los Angeles is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Western Band-Winged Hover Fly sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Western Band-Winged Hover Fly 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 Western Band-Winged Hover Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Angeles (11 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.
