Eumerus obliquus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Eumerus obliquus sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 219th most-seen of the 311 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.
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eumerus obliquus in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months. That is one of Cape Town's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 140 mm in June.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Eumerus obliquus sightings, Cape Town ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Perth (Australia, under 5%) and Melbourne (Australia, under 5%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Eumerus obliquus that you can see in Cape Town (family Syrphidae, Hover 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eumerus obliquus is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (11 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.
