Oligotoma nigra
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Oligotoma nigra, also known as the black webspinner, is a species of insect in the order Embiidina, also known as Embioptera. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerusalem | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 2 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 3 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
No species of the same family or order lives in Phoenix, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Webspinner sighting in Phoenix on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 117th most-seen of the 264 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Webspinner in Phoenix on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and October–April, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Webspinner sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Black Webspinner sightings, Phoenix ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Jerusalem (Israel, about 10%), Tel Aviv (Israel, about 10%) and Mesa (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Webspinner is recorded against all the insects logged in Phoenix (16 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.
