Genus

Grass Skimmer Flies

Paragus

1 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilySyrphidae (Hover Flies)
GenusParagus (Grass Skimmer Flies)

Species in this group

Paragus haemorrhous

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Grass Skimmer Flies

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Grass Skimmer			~10%
2	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Grass Skimmer			~10%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Grass Skimmer			<5%
4	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Grass Skimmer			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Grass Skimmer			~10%
2	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Grass Skimmer			~10%
3	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Grass Skimmer			~10%
4	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Grass Skimmer			~10%
5	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Grass Skimmer			<5%
6	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Grass Skimmer			<5%
7	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Grass Skimmer			<5%
8	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Grass Skimmer			<5%
9	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Grass Skimmer			<5%
10	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Grass Skimmer			<5%
11	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Grass Skimmer			<5%
12	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Grass Skimmer			<5%