Green Jewel Fly

Green Jewel Fly

Ornidia obesa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Galápagos Islands

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

5 Verified sightings at Galápagos Islands From 2019 to 2026
43 In all 7 parks
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Green Jewel Fly

Ornidia obesa is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
2 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
3 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
3 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
7 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
<5%
10 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Jewel Fly in Galápagos Islands?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jewel Fly sighting in Galápagos Islands on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 79th most-seen of the 83 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 a Green Jewel Fly in Galápagos Islands?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jewel Fly in Galápagos Islands on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Green Jewel Fly?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Jewel Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where does the Green Jewel Fly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Jewel Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Galápagos Islands (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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