What are the chances of seeing an Eleodes spinolae in Mexico City?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eleodes spinolae sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 95 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 99th most-seen of the 557 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Eleodes spinolae in Mexico City?
April, June–July and September–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eleodes spinolae in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May and August, the lowest months.
Where else can you see an Eleodes spinolae?
Only Mexico City, in our data
Mexico City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Eleodes spinolae sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Eleodes spinolae sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eleodes spinolae is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (95 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.