What are the chances of seeing a Helcomyza mirabilis in Great Bear Rainforest?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Helcomyza mirabilis sighting in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 235 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Helcomyza mirabilis in Great Bear Rainforest?
March and May–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Helcomyza mirabilis in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, against under 5% in April and September–February, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Helcomyza mirabilis?
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Helcomyza mirabilis 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 Helcomyza mirabilis?
Only Great Bear Rainforest, in our data
Great Bear Rainforest is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Helcomyza mirabilis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Helcomyza mirabilis live in Great Bear Rainforest?
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Helcomyza mirabilis that you can see in Great Bear Rainforest (order Diptera, Flies) are Western Pond Fly (about 20%), Melanostoma mellina (about 20%) and Common Drone Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Helcomyza mirabilis sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Helcomyza mirabilis is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Bear Rainforest (18 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.