Sericomyia flagrans
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Sericomyia flagrans is a North American species of flower fly. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-Winged Pond Fly sighting in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 119th most-seen of the 140 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-Winged Pond Fly in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–June, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-Winged Pond Fly sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Spot-Winged Pond Fly sightings, Grand Teton National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Rocky Mountain National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Spot-Winged Pond Fly that you can see in Grand Teton National Park (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Common Drone Fly (about 10%), Black-Footed Drone Fly (about 10%) and White-Bowed Smoothwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spot-Winged Pond Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Grand Teton National Park (6 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.
