What are the chances of seeing a Bronze Flat in Sydney?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Flat sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 520th most-seen of the 742 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 Bronze Flat in Sydney?
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Flat in Sydney on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
What time of day is best to see a Bronze Flat?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bronze Flat 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 Bronze Flat?
Only Sydney, in our data
Sydney is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bronze Flat sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Bronze Flat live in Sydney?
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Bronze Flat that you can see in Sydney (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Yellow-Banded Dart (about 20%), Orange Palm Dart (about 10%) and Splendid Ochre (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Bronze Flat sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bronze Flat is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (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.