Eupeodes latifasciatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Eupeodes latifasciatus is a species of hoverfly. Adults feed on nectar; larvae feed on aphids and scale insects. Wing length 6·5-8 ·5 mm. Male:Yellow spots of tergites 3 and 4 connected. Front margin of yellow spots almost straight, parallel with front margin of tergite. Scutellum mainly yellow haired on disc. Female: No frontal dust spots, frons entirely shiny. Lateral margins of tergite 5 yellow. Yellow spots of tergites 3 and 4 joined as bands reaching lateral margins. The male genitalia are figured by Dusek and Laska (1976). The larva is described by Dusek & Laska (1960).
Palaearctic Fennoscandia South to Iberia and the Mediterranean basin. Turkey, Ireland eastwards through Europe to European Russia, the Russian Far East, Siberia to the Pacific coast (Sakhalin and Kuril Isles), India, Nearctic from Alaska south to California and Texas.
Habitat: Wetland and open ground; fen, humid, grassland, and along streams in open country, unsown fallow land. Flowers visited include white umbellifers, Caltha, Convolvulus, Euphorbia, Prunus padus, Ranunculus, Salix repens, Taraxacum, Tussilago, Ulex. The flight period is May to September (April... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Banded Aphideater sighting in London on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 753rd most-seen of the 1504 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.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Banded Aphideater in London on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months.
4th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Broad-Banded Aphideater sightings, London ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%), Manchester (United Kingdom, under 5%) and Liverpool (United Kingdom, under 5%).
Same genus: Eupeodes
The closest relatives of the Broad-Banded Aphideater that you can see in London (genus Eupeodes, Aphideaters) are Black-Tailed Aphideater (about 10%) and Migrant Hover Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Broad-Banded Aphideater is recorded against all the insects logged in London (20 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.
