Quilted Metalmark

Quilted Metalmark

Napaea umbra

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at San José

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

8 Verified sightings at San José
November Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Quilted Metalmark in San José?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Quilted Metalmark sighting in San José on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 158th most-seen of the 239 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.

When is the best time to see a Quilted Metalmark in San José?

January–February, April, July and October–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Quilted Metalmark in San José on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June, August–September and December, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Quilted Metalmark?

Only San José, in our data

San José is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Quilted Metalmark sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Quilted Metalmark live in San José?

Same order: Diptera

The closest relatives of the Quilted Metalmark that you can see in San José (order Diptera, Flies) are Plecia plagiata (about 10%), Black Soldier Fly (about 10%) and Bathroom Moth Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Quilted Metalmark sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Quilted Metalmark is recorded against all the insects logged in San José (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.

← Back to San José