Lipochaeta ranica
In 3 days ~10%
Lipochaeta ranica is a species of new world shore flies in the Ephydridae family. It was described by Wayne Mathis and Michelle Trautwein in 2003. It occurs in saline or alkaline habitats, particularly along the coast of California and North Mexico. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lipochaeta ranica sighting in San Francisco on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 622nd most-seen of the 737 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lipochaeta ranica in San Francisco on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only San Francisco, in our data
San Francisco is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lipochaeta ranica sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Lipochaeta ranica that you can see in San Francisco (order Diptera, Flies) are Oblique Streaktail (about 10%), Eurasian Drone Fly (about 10%) and Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lipochaeta ranica is recorded against all the insects logged in San Francisco (8 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.
