Green Jewel Fly

Green Jewel Fly

Ornidia obesa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Manu National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

5 Verified sightings at Manu National Park From 2019 to 2026
43 In all 7 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Green Jewel Fly

Ornidia obesa is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
2 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
3 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
3 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
7 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
<5%
10 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Jewel Fly in Manu National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jewel Fly sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 296th most-seen of the 366 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 Green Jewel Fly in Manu National Park?

January–February and April–May

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Jewel Fly in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and June–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Green Jewel Fly?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Jewel Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Manu National Park the best place to see a Green Jewel Fly?

Among the best

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Green Jewel Fly sightings, Manu National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%), Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Green Jewel Fly live in Manu National Park?

Same order: Diptera

The closest relatives of the Green Jewel Fly that you can see in Manu National Park (order Diptera, Flies) are Human Botfly (about 10%) and Black Soldier Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Green Jewel Fly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Jewel Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Manu 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.

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