Lapposyrphus lapponicus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lapposyrphus lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838), the common loopwing aphideater (in North America) or Lapland syrphid fly (in Europe), is a common species of syrphid fly observed across the Northern Hemisphere. The adults are commonly found on flowers from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein rich pollen. Larvae feed on aphids. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 4 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 10 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Loopwing Aphideater sighting in Salt Lake City on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 108th most-seen of the 242 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.
April and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Loopwing Aphideater in Salt Lake City on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and May–September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Loopwing Aphideater sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Common Loopwing Aphideater sightings, Salt Lake City ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Anchorage (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Common Loopwing Aphideater that you can see in Salt Lake City (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Large-Tailed Aphideater (about 10%), Eurasian Drone Fly (about 10%) and White-Bowed Smoothwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Loopwing Aphideater is recorded against all the insects logged in Salt Lake City (17 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.
