Hemipenthes sinuosus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sinuous Bee Fly sighting in Sacramento on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 350th most-seen of the 386 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.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sinuous Bee Fly in Sacramento on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Sacramento's driest months, with almost no rain against 120 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sinuous Bee Fly sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Sinuous Bee Fly sightings, Sacramento ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Dallas (United States, under 5%) and Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Sinuous Bee Fly that you can see in Sacramento (order Diptera, Flies) are Western Aphideater (about 20%), Margined Calligrapher (about 20%) and Golden-Tailed Beebandit (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sinuous Bee Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Sacramento (6 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.
