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 Essen on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 381st most-seen of the 434 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
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Minettia longipennis in Essen on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
6th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Minettia longipennis sightings, Essen ranks 6th 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 Essen (order Diptera, Flies) are Marmalade Hover Fly (about 20%), Common Drone Fly (about 10%) and Yellow-Haired Sun Fly (about 10%), 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 Essen (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.
