Ischiodon scutellaris
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Ischiodon scutellaris, commonly known as the common hover fly or yellow-shouldered hover fly, is a species of hover fly found in India, Turkey to Japan and Australia, as well as all the Pacific islands except for Hawaii.
Larvae feed on aphids, and are considered an effective biological control agent. Wikipedia →
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More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Shouldered Hover Fly sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 190th most-seen of the 477 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.
December to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Shouldered Hover Fly in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in August to November, the lowest months.
6th of 17
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Yellow-Shouldered Hover Fly sightings, Bengaluru ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Raipur (India, about 20%), Dhaka (Bangladesh, about 20%) and Jaipur (India, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Shouldered Hover Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Bengaluru (20 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.
