Ischiodon scutellaris
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Ischiodon scutellaris, commonly known as the common hover fly or yellow-shouldered hover fly, is a species of hover fly found in India, Turkey to Japan and Australia, as well as all the Pacific islands except for Hawaii.
Larvae feed on aphids, and are considered an effective biological control agent. Wikipedia →
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No species of the same family or order lives in Jaipur, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Shouldered Hover Fly sighting in Jaipur on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 15th most-seen of the 17 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Shouldered Hover Fly in Jaipur on a given day, against under 5% in April–October and December–February, the lowest months. That is one of Jaipur's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 170 mm in August.
Among the best
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Yellow-Shouldered Hover Fly sightings, Jaipur ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Raipur (India, about 20%) and Dhaka (Bangladesh, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Shouldered Hover Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Jaipur (5 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.
