Bibio pomonae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Bibio pomonae, common name red-thighed St Mark's fly or heather fly, is a species of fly (Diptera) belonging to the family Bibionidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 2 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Thighed St Mark's Fly sighting in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 189th most-seen of the 300 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Thighed St Mark's Fly in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Thighed St Mark's Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Red-Thighed St Mark's Fly sightings, Cairngorms National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tatra National Park (Slovakia, about 10%) and Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Red-Thighed St Mark's Fly that you can see in Cairngorms National Park (order Diptera, Flies) are Tapered Drone Fly (about 20%), Yellow-Barred Peat Hover Fly (about 20%) and Pellucid Hover Fly (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Thighed St Mark's Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Cairngorms National Park (9 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.
