Eupeodes luniger
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Eupeodes luniger is a common species of hoverfly. It is characterized by hook-shaped markings along the center of its abdomen. External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera Wing length 7·5-8·5 mm. Male: postocular orbit less than 0.5 of its maximal width near vertex. Female: frons with white dust spots, the undusted area extending as a black Y- shape into the yellow part. Tergite 5 with yellow side margin.
The male genitalia are figured by Dusek and Laska (1973). The larva is illustrated by Rotheray (1993) Palaearctic from Fennoscandia South to Iberia and the Mediterranean basin. Ireland East through Europe into Asia Minor. European Russia, the Russian Far East and Siberia to the Pacific coast (Kuril Isles). Japan. North India. A highly migratory species.
Habitat: Open ground, dune grassland, grassland and forest, woodland clearings and tracks, farmland and orchards, suburban gardens. Up to 2,000m in the Alps. Flowers visited include white Umbelliferae, Calluna, Leontodon, Malus sylvestris, Polygonum cuspidatum, Prunus spinosa, Ranunculus, Rosa rugosa, Senecio, Taraxacum. The flight period is April to November (earlier in... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 7 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 8 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 9 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Tailed Aphideater sighting in Birmingham on a given day, based on 80 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 117th most-seen of the 811 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Tailed Aphideater in Birmingham on a given day, against under 5% in November to February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Tailed Aphideater sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Black-Tailed Aphideater sightings, Birmingham ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in London (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same genus: Eupeodes
The closest relatives of the Black-Tailed Aphideater that you can see in Birmingham (genus Eupeodes, Aphideaters) are Migrant Hover Fly (about 20%) and Broad-Banded Aphideater (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Tailed Aphideater is recorded against all the insects logged in Birmingham (80 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.
