Short-Striped Hanging Thief

Short-Striped Hanging Thief

Diogmites esuriens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Miami

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

39 Verified sightings at Miami
July Best month

About the Short-Striped Hanging Thief

Diogmites esuriens is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Short-Striped Hanging Thief in Miami?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Striped Hanging Thief sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 248th most-seen of the 826 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 Short-Striped Hanging Thief in Miami?

May to July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Striped Hanging Thief in Miami on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months. Those are among Miami's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in January.

Where else can you see a Short-Striped Hanging Thief?

Only Miami, in our data

Miami is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Short-Striped Hanging Thief sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Short-Striped Hanging Thief sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Short-Striped Hanging Thief is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (39 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.

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