Minettia longipennis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Minettia longipennis is a species of fly in the family Lauxaniidae. It is found in the Palearctic. Minettia longipennis is 3 to 4.5 mm. long. It is rounded with a black shiny thorax and long orange tinted wings sometimes held out at a horizontal angle. The habitat is hedgerows and wooded areas. Adults occur from May to September with a population peak in June. Larvae feed on fungi on dead leaves. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Minettia longipennis sighting in Birmingham on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 563rd 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.
June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Minettia longipennis in Birmingham on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months.
4th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Minettia longipennis sightings, Birmingham ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Brussels (Belgium, about 10%) and Paris (France, under 5%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Minettia longipennis that you can see in Birmingham (order Diptera, Flies) are Yellow-Haired Sun Fly (about 40%), Marmalade Hover Fly (about 30%) and Tapered Drone Fly (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Minettia longipennis is recorded against all the insects logged in Birmingham (8 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.
