Cyrtus gibbus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cyrtus gibbus sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 390th most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cyrtus gibbus in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. That is one of Sierra Nevada National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 130 mm in March.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cyrtus gibbus sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cyrtus gibbus sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, under 5%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Cyrtus gibbus that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (order Diptera, Flies) are Common Drone Fly (about 20%), Hornet Mimic Hover Fly (about 20%) and Dryomyia lichtensteinii (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cyrtus gibbus is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada 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.
