Tipula dorsimacula
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Tipula dorsimacula is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tipula dorsimacula sighting in Jasper National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 88 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
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tipula dorsimacula in Jasper National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tipula dorsimacula 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 2 parks where we can rate Tipula dorsimacula sightings, Jasper National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Tipula dorsimacula that you can see in Jasper National Park (order Diptera, Flies) are Common Drone Fly (about 20%), White-Bowed Smoothwing (about 10%) and Common Loopwing Aphideater (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tipula dorsimacula is recorded against all the insects logged in Jasper National Park (5 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.
