Chauliodes pectinicornis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Chauliodes pectinicornis known as Summer fishfly, is a species of fishfly from North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Summer Fishfly sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 379th most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May–June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Summer Fishfly in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, July and September–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Summer Fishfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Summer Fishfly sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Congaree National Park (United States, about 20%), Acadia National Park (United States, about 10%) and Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Corydalidae
The closest relatives of the Summer Fishfly that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (family Corydalidae, Dobsonflies and Fishflies) are Eastern Dobsonfly (about 20%), Saw-Combed Fishfly (about 10%) and Banded Dark Fishfly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Summer Fishfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (13 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.
