Photinus corrusca
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Winter Firefly sighting in Toronto on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 457th most-seen of the 1689 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Winter Firefly in Toronto on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Winter Firefly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Winter Firefly sightings, Toronto ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Boston (United States, about 20%), Montreal (Canada, under 5%) and New York City (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Winter Firefly is recorded against all the insects logged in Toronto (37 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.
