Tipula dorsimacula
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Tipula dorsimacula is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tipula dorsimacula sighting in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 300th 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.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tipula dorsimacula in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tipula dorsimacula sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Tipula dorsimacula sightings, Minneapolis [Saint Paul] ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Edmonton (Canada, about 10%) and Calgary (Canada, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tipula dorsimacula is recorded against all the insects logged in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (18 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.
