Palpada mexicana
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Palpada mexicana is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Plushback sighting in San Diego on a given day, based on 178 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 693 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Plushback in San Diego on a given day, against under 5% in December to July, the lowest months. Those are among San Diego's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 55 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden Plushback sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Golden Plushback sightings, San Diego has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Monterrey (México, under 5%) and Medellín (Colombia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Plushback is recorded against all the insects logged in San Diego (178 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.
