Green Jewel Fly

Green Jewel Fly

Ornidia obesa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Orlando

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

8 Verified sightings at Orlando
43 In all 7 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Green Jewel Fly

Ornidia obesa is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
2 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
3 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
3 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
7 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
<5%
10 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Jewel Fly in Orlando?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jewel Fly sighting in Orlando on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 191st most-seen of the 294 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 Green Jewel Fly in Orlando?

March and May

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jewel Fly in Orlando on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Green Jewel Fly?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Jewel Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Orlando the best place to see a Green Jewel Fly?

8th of 11

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Green Jewel Fly sightings, Orlando ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Salvador (Brazil, about 10%), Durban (South Africa, about 10%) and Brasilia (Brazil, about 10%).

Where does the Green Jewel Fly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Jewel Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Orlando (8 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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