Sixspot Cranefly

Sixspot Cranefly

Limonia nubeculosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Portland

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

8 Verified sightings at Portland
24 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Sixspot Cranefly

Limonia nubeculosa, also known as the short-palped cranefly, is a species of crane flies in the family of Limoniidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
2 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
5 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
<5%
6 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
7 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
<5%
8 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%
9 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
10 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sixspot Cranefly in Portland?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sixspot Cranefly sighting in Portland on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 378th most-seen of the 507 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 Sixspot Cranefly in Portland?

April and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sixspot Cranefly in Portland on a given day, against under 5% in May–September and November–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Sixspot Cranefly?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sixspot Cranefly sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Portland the best place to see a Sixspot Cranefly?

12th of 13

Of the 13 cities where we can rate Sixspot Cranefly sightings, Portland ranks 12th at under 5%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%), Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Sixspot Cranefly live in Portland?

Same order: Diptera

The closest relatives of the Sixspot Cranefly that you can see in Portland (order Diptera, Flies) are Yellow-Haired Sun Fly (about 10%), Black Soldier Fly (about 10%) and Narcissus Bulb Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Sixspot Cranefly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sixspot Cranefly is recorded against all the insects logged in Portland (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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