Volucella inanis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Volucella inanis is a species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 8 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 9 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 10 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Hornet Hoverfly sighting in Kazan on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 147th most-seen of the 183 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Hornet Hoverfly in Kazan on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Hornet Hoverfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
17th of 19
Of the 19 cities where we can rate Lesser Hornet Hoverfly sightings, Kazan ranks 17th at under 5%. The best odds are in London (United Kingdom, about 20%), Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Lesser Hornet Hoverfly that you can see in Kazan (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Common Drone Fly (about 10%) and Marmalade Hover Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Hornet Hoverfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Kazan (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.
