Spring Fishfly
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Montreal

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

20 Verified sightings at Montreal
34 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Spring Fishfly

Chauliodes rastricornis, the spring fishfly, is a species of fishfly in the family Corydalidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
2 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
8 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
10 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spring Fishfly in Montreal?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spring Fishfly sighting in Montreal on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 469th most-seen of the 926 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 Spring Fishfly in Montreal?

June

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spring Fishfly in Montreal on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Spring Fishfly?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spring Fishfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Montreal the best place to see a Spring Fishfly?

Among the best

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Spring Fishfly sightings, Montreal ranks 7th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, under 5%), Detroit (United States, under 5%) and Boston (United States, under 5%).

Where does the Spring Fishfly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spring Fishfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Montreal (20 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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