Ptecticus testaceus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Ptecticus testaceus is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 7 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ptecticus testaceus sighting in São Luís on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 56th most-seen of the 93 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Ptecticus testaceus in São Luís on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and May–November, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ptecticus testaceus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Ptecticus testaceus sightings, São Luís ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Goiânia (Brazil, about 40%), Valencia (Venezuela, about 20%) and Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 10%).
Same family: Stratiomyidae
The closest relatives of the Ptecticus testaceus that you can see in São Luís (family Stratiomyidae, Soldier Flies) are Black Soldier Fly (about 20%) and Hoplitimyia subalba (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ptecticus testaceus is recorded against all the insects logged in São Luís (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.
