Sixspot Cranefly

Sixspot Cranefly

Limonia nubeculosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at San Francisco

In 3 days ~10%

12 Verified sightings at San Francisco
24 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Sixspot Cranefly

Limonia nubeculosa, also known as the short-palped cranefly, is a species of crane flies in the family of Limoniidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
2 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
5 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
<5%
6 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
7 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
<5%
8 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%
9 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
10 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sixspot Cranefly in San Francisco?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sixspot Cranefly sighting in San Francisco on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 443rd 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.

When is the best time to see a Sixspot Cranefly in San Francisco?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sixspot Cranefly in San Francisco on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Sixspot Cranefly?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sixspot Cranefly sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is San Francisco the best place to see a Sixspot Cranefly?

13th of 13

Of the 13 cities where we can rate Sixspot Cranefly sightings, San Francisco ranks 13th at under 5%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%), Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Where does the Sixspot Cranefly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sixspot Cranefly is recorded against all the insects logged in San Francisco (12 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.

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