X-Marked Green Lacewing

X-Marked Green Lacewing

Chrysopa chi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Elk Island National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

5 Verified sightings at Elk Island National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the X-Marked Green Lacewing

Chrysopa chi is a species of green lacewing in the family Chrysopidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Edmonton 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a X-Marked Green Lacewing in Elk Island National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a X-Marked Green Lacewing sighting in Elk Island National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a X-Marked Green Lacewing in Elk Island National Park?

July

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a X-Marked Green Lacewing in Elk Island National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. That is one of Elk Island National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against 20 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a X-Marked Green Lacewing?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most X-Marked Green Lacewing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a X-Marked Green Lacewing?

Only Elk Island National Park, in our data

Elk Island National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate X-Marked Green Lacewing sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the X-Marked Green Lacewing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the X-Marked Green Lacewing is recorded against all the insects logged in Elk Island National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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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