Nephrotoma crocata

Nephrotoma crocata

Nephrotoma crocata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Vancouver

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

34 Verified sightings at Vancouver
June Best month

About the Nephrotoma crocata

Nephrotoma crocata is a species of crane fly found in most of Europe and northern Russia. The subspecies N. c. luteata is found in southwest France, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, and Algeria. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
2 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
3 Vancouver 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
4 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
5 Kazan 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
6 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
8 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
9 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%
10 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Nephrotoma crocata in Vancouver?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Nephrotoma crocata sighting in Vancouver on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 157th 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 Nephrotoma crocata in Vancouver?

May and June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nephrotoma crocata in Vancouver on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months. Those are among Vancouver's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in November.

Is Vancouver the best place to see a Nephrotoma crocata?

3rd of 11

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Nephrotoma crocata sightings, Vancouver ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Rotterdam [The Hague] (Netherlands, about 10%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%).

Where does the Nephrotoma crocata sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Nephrotoma crocata is recorded against all the insects logged in Vancouver (34 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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