Tropical Plushback

Tropical Plushback

Palpada furcata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Monterrey

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

6 Verified sightings at Monterrey
43 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Tropical Plushback

Palpada furcata is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
2 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%
8 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
9 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Tropical Plushback in Monterrey?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Plushback sighting in Monterrey on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 327th most-seen of the 413 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 Tropical Plushback in Monterrey?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Plushback in Monterrey on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Tropical Plushback?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tropical Plushback sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Monterrey the best place to see a Tropical Plushback?

7th of 9

Of the 9 cities where we can rate Tropical Plushback sightings, Monterrey ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 10%), Dallas (United States, under 5%) and Houston (United States, under 5%).

Where does the Tropical Plushback sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Tropical Plushback is recorded against all the insects logged in Monterrey (6 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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