Tipula dorsimacula
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 Point Pelee National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 196 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.
April and May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tipula dorsimacula in Point Pelee National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Tipula dorsimacula sightings, Point Pelee National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Jasper National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Tipula dorsimacula that you can see in Point Pelee National Park (order Diptera, Flies) are Common Drone Fly (about 20%), Eurimyia stipatus (about 20%) and Transverse-Banded Flower Fly (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 Point Pelee National Park (16 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.
