Sixspot Cranefly

Sixspot Cranefly

Limonia nubeculosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Seattle

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

12 Verified sightings at Seattle
24 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
April 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 Seattle?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sixspot Cranefly sighting in Seattle on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 253rd most-seen of the 428 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

April

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sixspot Cranefly in Seattle on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.

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 Seattle the best place to see a Sixspot Cranefly?

11th of 13

Of the 13 cities where we can rate Sixspot Cranefly sightings, Seattle ranks 11th 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 Seattle (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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