Genus

Plushback Flies

Palpada

5 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilySyrphidae (Hover Flies)
GenusPalpada (Plushback Flies)

Species in this group

Palpada albifrons

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Palpada vinetorum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palpada agrorum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palpada furcata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palpada mexicana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Plushback Flies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~30%
	White-Faced Plushback			~20%
	Double-Banded Plushback			~10%
	Northern Plushback			~10%
2	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~30%
	White-Faced Plushback			~20%
	Northern Plushback			~10%
	Double-Banded Plushback			~10%
3	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	White-Faced Plushback			~10%
	Northern Plushback			~10%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~10%
	White-Faced Plushback			~10%
5	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Tropical Plushback			~10%
6	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Golden Plushback			<5%
7	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Golden Plushback			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Northern Plushback			~10%
	Tropical Plushback			<5%
	Double-Banded Plushback			<5%
2	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Northern Plushback			~10%
	Double-Banded Plushback			<5%
	White-Faced Plushback			<5%
3	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 5	~10%
	Northern Plushback			~10%
4	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Northern Plushback			~10%
	Tropical Plushback			<5%
5	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Northern Plushback			~10%
	Tropical Plushback			<5%
6	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	3 of 5	~10%
	Golden Plushback			<5%
	Tropical Plushback			<5%
	Northern Plushback			<5%
7	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Northern Plushback			~10%
	Tropical Plushback			<5%
8	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Northern Plushback			<5%
	Tropical Plushback			<5%
	Double-Banded Plushback			<5%
9	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 5	~10%
	Tropical Plushback			~10%
10	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	~10%
	White-Faced Plushback			~10%
11	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Golden Plushback			~10%
12	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 5	~10%
	Tropical Plushback			<5%
	Golden Plushback			<5%
13	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Northern Plushback			<5%
14	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Tropical Plushback			<5%
15	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	<5%
	Golden Plushback			<5%
16	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Golden Plushback			<5%
17	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Northern Plushback			<5%

Plushback Flies

Species in this group

White-Faced Plushback

Northern Plushback

Double-Banded Plushback

Tropical Plushback

Golden Plushback

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Plushback Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked