Platystoma seminationis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Platystoma seminationis, the dancing "kiss fly", is a species of fly in the family Platystomatidae. It is adventive in North America. These flies inhabit forest fringes or hedges, primarily on low herbaceous vegetation in shady places. Platystoma seminationis can reach a body length of 5.5–6.5 millimetres (0.22–0.26 in). In these flies the interocular space and the epistomes are black and the eyes are reddish-brown. Thorax is greyish. The wings are translucent, greyish brown, with light spots. The abdomen is black, without punctuation. Tarsi are monochromatic black. The largest tarsal segments are reddish near the base, or... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dancing Kiss Fly sighting in Kharkiv on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 140th most-seen of the 289 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dancing Kiss Fly in Kharkiv on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dancing Kiss Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Dancing Kiss Fly sightings, Kharkiv has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Budapest (Hungary, about 10%) and Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Dancing Kiss Fly that you can see in Kharkiv (order Diptera, Flies) are Black Banded Bee Fly (about 20%), Common Drone Fly (about 20%) and Yellow-Haired Sun Fly (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dancing Kiss Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Kharkiv (10 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.
