Chaoborus punctipennis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Chaoborus punctipennis is a species of phantom midges (flies in the family Chaoboridae). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chaoborus punctipennis sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 115 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 296th most-seen of the 1807 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chaoborus punctipennis in Washington on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chaoborus punctipennis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Chaoborus punctipennis sightings, Washington has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Dallas (United States, under 5%) and Austin (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Chaoborus punctipennis that you can see in Washington (order Diptera, Flies) are Eastern Calligrapher (about 10%), Margined Calligrapher (about 10%) and Common Picture-Winged Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chaoborus punctipennis is recorded against all the insects logged in Washington (115 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.
