Bombylius discolor
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Bombylius discolor is a Palearctic species of fly in the family Bombyliidae. Seguy (1927) provides a key to most European Bombyliidae Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 2 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted Bee Fly sighting in Birmingham on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 668th most-seen of the 811 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.
March and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted Bee Fly in Birmingham on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dotted Bee Fly sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Dotted Bee Fly sightings, Birmingham ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Brussels (Belgium, about 10%) and Vienna (Austria, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dotted Bee Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Birmingham (6 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.
