Sieve-Winged Snailkiller

Sieve-Winged Snailkiller

Coremacera marginata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Berlin

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

9 Verified sightings at Berlin
19 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Sieve-Winged Snailkiller

Coremacera marginata is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
2 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
<5%
3 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%
5 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
6 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
7 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sieve-Winged Snailkiller in Berlin?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sieve-Winged Snailkiller sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 694th most-seen of the 1065 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 Sieve-Winged Snailkiller in Berlin?

July

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sieve-Winged Snailkiller in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Berlin's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 30 mm in April.

What time of day is best to see a Sieve-Winged Snailkiller?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sieve-Winged Snailkiller sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Berlin the best place to see a Sieve-Winged Snailkiller?

Among the best

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Sieve-Winged Snailkiller sightings, Berlin ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, under 5%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, under 5%).

Where does the Sieve-Winged Snailkiller sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sieve-Winged Snailkiller is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (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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