Notolomatia pictipennis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Bee Fly sighting in Johannesburg on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 110th most-seen of the 213 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
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Bee Fly in Johannesburg on a given day, against under 5% in March to November, the lowest months. That is one of Johannesburg's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain against almost none in July.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Orange Bee Fly sightings, Johannesburg ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Orange Bee Fly that you can see in Johannesburg (order Diptera, Flies) are Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly (about 20%), Episyrphus trisectus (about 10%) and Common Drone Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange Bee Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Johannesburg (13 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.
