Machimus rusticus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Machimus rusticus is a Palearctic species of robber fly in the family Asilidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Machimus rusticus sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 964th most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Machimus rusticus in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Machimus rusticus sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Bavarian Forest National Park, in our data
Bavarian Forest National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Machimus rusticus sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Asilidae
The closest relatives of the Machimus rusticus that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Asilidae, Robber Flies) are Stripe-Legged Robber Fly (about 10%) and Bumblebee Robberfly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Machimus rusticus is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest 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.
