Laphria thoracica
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Laphria thoracica is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 521st 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria in Washington on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria sightings, Washington ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Boston (United States, about 10%), Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, about 10%) and Montreal (Canada, about 10%).
Same family: Asilidae
The closest relatives of the Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria that you can see in Washington (family Asilidae, Robber Flies) are Eastern Lion Fly (about 10%) and Plain-Tailed Hanging Thief (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Yellow-Backed Laphria is recorded against all the insects logged in Washington (41 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.
