Chrysopilus quadratus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Chrysopilus quadratus is a species of snipe fly in the family Rhagionidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Quadrate Snipe Fly sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 250th most-seen of the 822 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.
May–July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Quadrate Snipe Fly in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Quadrate Snipe Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Quadrate Snipe Fly sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 10%) and Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Chrysopilus
The closest relatives of the Quadrate Snipe Fly that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (genus Chrysopilus) are Chrysopilus connexus (about 10%), Golden-Backed Snipe Fly (about 10%) and Chrysopilus davisi (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Quadrate Snipe Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (25 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.
