Nephrotoma ferruginea
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Nephrotoma ferruginea is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly sighting in Gros Morne National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 83 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly in Gros Morne National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly sightings, Gros Morne National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly that you can see in Gros Morne National Park (order Diptera, Flies) are Melanostoma mellina (about 10%), Phytomyza ranunculi (about 10%) and Common Snipe Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Gros Morne National Park (7 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.
