Fazia micrura
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Diamond Spottail sighting in San Diego on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 226th most-seen of the 693 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 Diamond Spottail in San Diego on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Diamond Spottail 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 Diamond Spottail sightings, San Diego ranks 5th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sacramento (United States, under 5%), San Francisco (United States, under 5%) and Vancouver (Canada, under 5%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Diamond Spottail that you can see in San Diego (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Oblique Streaktail (about 10%), Margined Calligrapher (about 10%) and Common Grass Skimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Diamond Spottail is recorded against all the insects logged in San Diego (36 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.
