Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp

Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp

Diplazon laetatorius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Auckland

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

9 Verified sightings at Auckland
May Best month

About the Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp

Diplazon laetatorius is a hover fly parasitoid wasp in the Diplazontinae subfamily of the Ichneumonid wasp family (Ichneumonidae). It was first described as Ichneumon laetatorius in 1781 by Johan Christian Fabricius. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuwait City 🇰🇼 Kuwait
~10%
2 Perth 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
3 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
4 Phoenix 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
8 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
10 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp in Auckland?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 459th most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp in Auckland?

May and December–February

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and June–November, the lowest months.

Is Auckland the best place to see a Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp?

3rd of 18

Of the 18 cities where we can rate Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp sightings, Auckland ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Kuwait City (Kuwait, about 10%) and Perth (Australia, under 5%).

Where does the Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (9 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.

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