What are the chances of seeing a Lycus fernandezi in Mexico City?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lycus fernandezi sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 413th most-seen of the 557 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 Lycus fernandezi in Mexico City?
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lycus fernandezi in Mexico City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
What time of day is best to see a Lycus fernandezi?
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lycus fernandezi sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Lycus fernandezi?
Only Mexico City, in our data
Mexico City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lycus fernandezi sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Lycus fernandezi sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lycus fernandezi is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (8 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.