What are the chances of seeing a Nothancyla verreauxi in Melbourne?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Nothancyla verreauxi sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 583rd most-seen of the 875 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.
When is the best time to see a Nothancyla verreauxi in Melbourne?
December
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nothancyla verreauxi in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in January to November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Nothancyla verreauxi?
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nothancyla verreauxi sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Where else can you see a Nothancyla verreauxi?
Only Melbourne, in our data
Melbourne is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Nothancyla verreauxi sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Nothancyla verreauxi live in Melbourne?
Same family: Chrysopidae
The closest relatives of the Nothancyla verreauxi that you can see in Melbourne (family Chrysopidae, Green Lacewings) are Mallada signatus (about 10%), Pseudomallada edwardsi (about 10%) and Italochrysa insignis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Nothancyla verreauxi sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nothancyla verreauxi is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (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.