Phytomyza horticola
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Phytomyza horticola is a species of leaf-mining fly in the family Agromyzidae of the order Diptera. For a time it was treated as Chromatomyia horticola, but its original name has been restored after genus Chromatomyia was synonymized with Phytomyza. The species is a pest of high economic importance affecting the vegetable crops in temperate and tropical regions.
Phytomyza horticola is recorded in around 268 genera of 36 families, commonly Brassicaceae, Fabaceae and Asteraceae. The polyphagous pest is distributed in various regions of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phytomyza horticola sighting in Athens on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 198th most-seen of the 242 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Phytomyza horticola in Athens on a given day, against under 5% in March–September and November–January, the lowest months.
Only Athens, in our data
Athens is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Phytomyza horticola sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Phytomyza horticola that you can see in Athens (order Diptera, Flies) are Bathroom Moth Fly (about 10%), Common Drone Fly (about 10%) and Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phytomyza horticola is recorded against all the insects logged in Athens (5 verified sightings), 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.
