Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Bathroom Moth Fly in Cape Town?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bathroom Moth Fly sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 90th most-seen of the 311 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Bathroom Moth Fly in Cape Town?

Accepted Answer

March, May–June, August–September and November–January. In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bathroom Moth Fly in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, July and October, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Bathroom Moth Fly?

Accepted Answer

Between 7 and 10 am. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bathroom Moth Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Question 4

Is Cape Town the best place to see a Bathroom Moth Fly?

Accepted Answer

119th of 163. Of the 163 cities where we can rate Bathroom Moth Fly sightings, Cape Town ranks 119th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kuwait City (Kuwait, about 60%), Doha (Qatar, about 50%) and Prayagraj (India, about 40%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Bathroom Moth Fly live in Cape Town?

Accepted Answer

Same order: Diptera. The closest relatives of the Bathroom Moth Fly that you can see in Cape Town (order Diptera, Flies) are Common Drone Fly (about 10%), Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly (about 10%) and Episyrphus trisectus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Bathroom Moth Fly sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Bathroom Moth Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (40 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
2	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
3	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	~10%
4	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
5	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	~10%
6	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
7	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
8	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
9	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
10	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
11	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
12	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
13	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
14	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
15	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
18	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
19	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	~60%
2	Doha	🇶🇦 Qatar	~50%
3	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	~40%
4	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	~40%
5	Guiyang	🇨🇳 China	~30%
6	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	~20%
7	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	~20%
8	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
9	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	~20%
10	Cochabamba	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%

Bathroom Moth Fly

About the Bathroom Moth Fly

Recent sightings of Bathroom Moth Fly in Cape Town

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Cape Town

Common Drone Fly

Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly

Episyrphus trisectus

Black Soldier Fly

Eristalinus barclayi

Migrant Hover Fly

September Fly

Epauletted Hover Fly

Anaphalantus longicornis

Blackwing Rottingfly

African Dung Fly

Simple-Eyed Lagoon Fly

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