Copestylum avidum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Copestylum avidum, the yellow-spotted bromeliad fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Spotted Bromeliad Fly sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 549th most-seen of the 697 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Spotted Bromeliad Fly in San Antonio on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-Spotted Bromeliad 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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Yellow-Spotted Bromeliad Fly sightings, San Antonio ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in San Diego (United States, about 10%), Austin (United States, under 5%) and Los Angeles (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Spotted Bromeliad Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (7 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.
