Episyrphus viridaureus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Episyrphus viridaureus is a species of hoverfly. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Banded Hover Fly sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 92 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 155th most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Banded Hover Fly in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in October to December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Banded Hover Fly 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 3 cities where we can rate Black-Banded Hover Fly sightings, Brisbane ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Prayagraj (India, about 10%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Black-Banded Hover Fly that you can see in Brisbane (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Yellow-Shouldered Stout Hover Fly (about 10%) and Native Drone Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Banded Hover Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (92 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.
