Nephrotoma ferruginea
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Nephrotoma ferruginea is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly sighting in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, based on 154 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 59th most-seen of the 672 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and November, 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 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly sightings, Minneapolis [Saint Paul] has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Boston (United States, about 10%) and Montreal (Canada, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (154 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.
