Callopistromyia annulipes
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The peacock fly (Callopistromyia annulipes) is a species of picture-winged flies in the genus Callopistromyia of the family Ulidiidae. They are native to and widespread across North America. This species has recently been introduced accidentally to Europe, and is known from Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Czechia, Austria, Belgium, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, San Marino and Croatia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Bucharest | 🇷🇴 Romania | |
| 4 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 6 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 8 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Peacock Fly sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 254th most-seen of the 1065 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.
May to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Peacock Fly in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in December to April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Peacock Fly sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Peacock Fly sightings, Berlin has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Warsaw (Poland, about 10%) and Bucharest (Romania, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Peacock Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (33 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.
