What are the chances of seeing an Ultramarine Hover Fly in Everglades National Park?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ultramarine Hover Fly sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 439th most-seen of the 496 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 an Ultramarine Hover Fly in Everglades National Park?
May–June and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ultramarine Hover Fly in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and July–October, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see an Ultramarine Hover Fly?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ultramarine Hover Fly 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 an Ultramarine Hover Fly?
Only Everglades National Park, in our data
Everglades National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ultramarine Hover Fly sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Ultramarine Hover Fly live in Everglades National Park?
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Ultramarine Hover Fly that you can see in Everglades National Park (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are White-Faced Plushback (about 20%), Northern Plushback (about 10%) and Florida Calligrapher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Ultramarine Hover Fly sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ultramarine Hover Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades 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.