Eristalinus megacephalus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Eristalinus megacephalus is a species of hoverfly. Eristalinus megacephalus has a black abdomen and golden horizontal stripes larger in males. It has a black thorax, legs with black tips, transparent, flexible wings, a large head and golden compound eyes with pale purple spots. Being about 8–11 mm long, it is a good pollinator, and uses Batesian mimicry to look like hymenopteran bees and scare away predators. Its appearance is also similar to bee flies (family Bombyliidae). The species is listed in 2: 63 of Rossi's publication Mantissa insectorum. There are no subspecies. It is the rarest species of the genus Eristalinus, and is common but not abundant.
The species's flight period is from May to October, and is most plentiful from June to July. E. megacephalus can be found in most countries, including South Africa, Egypt, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, India, Java, Guam, Southern Spain, Turkey, North Africa, Iran, and coastal parts of Italy.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Big-Headed Lagoon Fly sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 273rd most-seen of the 323 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, August–September and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Big-Headed Lagoon Fly in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–July and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Big-Headed Lagoon Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Big-Headed Lagoon Fly sightings, Kuala Lumpur ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Mumbai (India, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Big-Headed Lagoon Fly that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (order Diptera, Flies) are Black Soldier Fly (about 10%), Eudmeta marginata (about 10%) and Asian Tiger Mosquito (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Big-Headed Lagoon Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (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.
