Banded Snipe Fly

Banded Snipe Fly

Chrysopilus fasciatus

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

10 Verified sightings at Shenandoah National Park From 2019 to 2026
10 In 1 park
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Banded Snipe Fly

Chrysopilus fasciatus is a species of snipe fly in the family Rhagionidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Banded Snipe Fly in Shenandoah National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Snipe Fly sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 363rd most-seen of the 723 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Banded Snipe Fly in Shenandoah National Park?

June and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Snipe Fly in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Banded Snipe Fly?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Snipe Fly sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Banded Snipe Fly?

Only Shenandoah National Park, in our data

Shenandoah National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Banded Snipe Fly sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Banded Snipe Fly live in Shenandoah National Park?

Same genus: Chrysopilus

The closest relatives of the Banded Snipe Fly that you can see in Shenandoah National Park (genus Chrysopilus) are Golden-Backed Snipe Fly (about 20%) and Quadrate Snipe Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Banded Snipe Fly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Banded Snipe Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (10 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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