Neotephritis finalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Neotephritis finalis, the sunflower seed maggot, is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sunflower Seed Maggot sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 67 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 377th 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.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sunflower Seed Maggot in Washington on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sunflower Seed Maggot sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Sunflower Seed Maggot sightings, Washington ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Baltimore (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sunflower Seed Maggot is recorded against all the insects logged in Washington (67 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.
