Allograpta exotica
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Allograpta exotica is a species in the family Syrphidae ("syrphid flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies"). Larvae are often predators of aphids. Their life cycle from egg to adults is around 15 days, with adults living for approximately 10 days. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Exotic Streaktail sighting in San Diego on a given day, based on 73 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 127th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Exotic Streaktail in San Diego on a given day, against under 5% in May–September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Exotic Streaktail sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Exotic Streaktail sightings, San Diego ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Sacramento (United States, about 10%), Santiago (Chile, about 10%) and Phoenix (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Exotic Streaktail is recorded against all the insects logged in San Diego (73 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.
