Allograpta exotica
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Allograpta exotica is a species in the family Syrphidae ("syrphid flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies"). Larvae are often predators of aphids. Their life cycle from egg to adults is around 15 days, with adults living for approximately 10 days. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Exotic Streaktail sighting in Mesa on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 205th most-seen of the 232 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.
January, March and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Exotic Streaktail in Mesa on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–June and August–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Exotic Streaktail sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Exotic Streaktail sightings, Mesa ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Sacramento (United States, about 10%), Santiago (Chile, about 10%) and Phoenix (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Exotic Streaktail that you can see in Mesa (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Margined Calligrapher (about 10%), Large-Tailed Aphideater (about 10%) and Isabelle's Bromeliad Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Exotic Streaktail is recorded against all the insects logged in Mesa (5 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.
