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Eurimyia stipatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Eurimyia stipatus sighting in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 320th most-seen of the 672 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.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eurimyia stipatus in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months. Those are among Minneapolis [Saint Paul]'s wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eurimyia stipatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Eurimyia stipatus sightings, Minneapolis [Saint Paul] has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Toronto (Canada, under 5%) and Vancouver (Canada, under 5%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Eurimyia stipatus that you can see in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Margined Calligrapher (about 20%), Narrow-Headed Marsh Fly (about 20%) and Eastern Calligrapher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eurimyia stipatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (24 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.
