Cheilosia illustrata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Cheilosia illustrata is a species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 4 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 5 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bumblebee Blacklet sighting in Leeds on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 195th most-seen of the 284 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.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bumblebee Blacklet in Leeds on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Bumblebee Blacklet sightings, Leeds ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%), Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Rotterdam [The Hague] (Netherlands, about 10%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Bumblebee Blacklet that you can see in Leeds (family Syrphidae, Hover Flies) are Marmalade Hover Fly (about 20%), Tapered Drone Fly (about 20%) and Sun Fly (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bumblebee Blacklet is recorded against all the insects logged in Leeds (8 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.
