What are the chances of seeing a Toxomerus vertebratus in Santiago?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Toxomerus vertebratus sighting in Santiago on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 36th most-seen of the 173 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Toxomerus vertebratus in Santiago?
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Toxomerus vertebratus in Santiago on a given day, against under 5% in January and April–June, the lowest months. That is one of Santiago's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 65 mm in June.
What time of day is best to see a Toxomerus vertebratus?
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Toxomerus vertebratus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Toxomerus vertebratus?
Only Santiago, in our data
Santiago is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Toxomerus vertebratus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Toxomerus vertebratus sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Toxomerus vertebratus is recorded against all the insects logged in Santiago (30 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.