Rhagio scolopacea
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 7 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Downlooker Snipefly sighting in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 185th most-seen of the 387 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Downlooker Snipefly in Snowdonia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Downlooker Snipefly sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Downlooker Snipefly sightings, Snowdonia National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cairngorms National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Downlooker Snipefly that you can see in Snowdonia National Park (order Diptera, Flies) are Tapered Drone Fly (about 20%), Marmalade Hover Fly (about 20%) and Dark Giant Horse Fly (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Downlooker Snipefly is recorded against all the insects logged in Snowdonia 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.
