What are the chances of seeing a Cladura flavoferruginea in Shenandoah National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cladura flavoferruginea sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 284th 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 Cladura flavoferruginea in Shenandoah National Park?
October and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cladura flavoferruginea in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to August, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Cladura flavoferruginea?
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cladura flavoferruginea sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Cladura flavoferruginea?
Only Shenandoah National Park, in our data
Shenandoah National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cladura flavoferruginea sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Cladura flavoferruginea live in Shenandoah National Park?
Same family: Limoniidae
The closest relatives of the Cladura flavoferruginea that you can see in Shenandoah National Park (family Limoniidae, Limoniid Crane Flies) are Spectacled Crane Fly (about 10%), Gnophomyia tristissima (about 10%) and Eugnophomyia luctuosa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Cladura flavoferruginea sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cladura flavoferruginea is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (13 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.