Black-Waisted Laphria

Black-Waisted Laphria

Laphria divisor

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

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

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

About the Black-Waisted Laphria

Laphria divisor is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. 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.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-Waisted Laphria in Shenandoah National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Waisted Laphria sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 325th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-Waisted Laphria in Shenandoah National Park?

May and June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Waisted Laphria in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black-Waisted Laphria?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Waisted Laphria 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 Black-Waisted Laphria?

Only Shenandoah National Park, in our data

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

Where does the Black-Waisted Laphria sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-Waisted Laphria is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (11 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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