What are the chances of seeing a Dicranomyia humidicola in Vancouver?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dicranomyia humidicola sighting in Vancouver on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 374th most-seen of the 482 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 Dicranomyia humidicola in Vancouver?
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dicranomyia humidicola in Vancouver on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Where else can you see a Dicranomyia humidicola?
Only Vancouver, in our data
Vancouver is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dicranomyia humidicola sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Dicranomyia humidicola live in Vancouver?
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Dicranomyia humidicola that you can see in Vancouver (order Diptera, Flies) are Black-Margined Flower Fly (about 10%), Common Drone Fly (about 10%) and Common European Greenbottle Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Dicranomyia humidicola sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dicranomyia humidicola is recorded against all the insects logged in Vancouver (7 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.