Oligotoma nigra
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Oligotoma nigra, also known as the black webspinner, is a species of insect in the order Embiidina, also known as Embioptera. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerusalem | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 2 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 3 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
No species of the same family or order lives in Mesa, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Webspinner sighting in Mesa on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 122nd most-seen of the 232 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April–June and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Webspinner in Mesa on a given day, against under 5% in March, July–September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Webspinner sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Black Webspinner sightings, Mesa ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Jerusalem (Israel, about 10%) and Tel Aviv (Israel, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Webspinner is recorded against all the insects logged in Mesa (15 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.
