Ptecticus trivittatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Ptecticus trivittatus is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Compost Fly sighting in New York City on a given day, based on 97 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 240th most-seen of the 1623 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.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Compost Fly in New York City on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Compost 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.
9th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Compost Fly sightings, New York City ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Detroit (United States, about 10%), Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, about 10%) and Boston (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Compost Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in New York City (97 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.
