Ornidia obesa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Ornidia obesa is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 10 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jewel Fly sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 160th most-seen of the 832 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jewel Fly in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in August to December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Jewel Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Green Jewel Fly sightings, São Paulo ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Salvador (Brazil, about 10%), Durban (South Africa, about 10%) and Brasilia (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Green Jewel Fly that you can see in São Paulo (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Toxomerus virgulatus (about 10%) and Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Jewel Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (43 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.
