Machimus atricapillus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Machimus atricapillus is a Palearctic species of robber fly in the family Asilidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cologne | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Essen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 5 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 6 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Kite-Tailed Robberfly sighting in Birmingham on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 745th 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.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Kite-Tailed Robberfly in Birmingham on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kite-Tailed Robberfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Kite-Tailed Robberfly sightings, Birmingham ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Cologne (Germany, about 10%), Hamburg (Germany, under 5%) and Essen (Germany, under 5%).
Same family: Asilidae
The closest relatives of the Kite-Tailed Robberfly that you can see in Birmingham (family Asilidae, Robber Flies) are Stripe-Legged Robber Fly (about 10%) and Common Red-Legged Robberfly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kite-Tailed Robberfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Birmingham (5 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.
