Tephritis bardanae
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Tephritis bardanae is a picture-winged fly of the family Tephritidae, which are variously known as fruit-flies (North America) or gall flies (Britain and Ireland). The larvae feed in the flower-heads (capitula) of species of Arctium (burdocks), causing galls to form.
The larvae pupates in autumn, forming a black puparium. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 3 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 4 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 5 | Kazan | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 6 | Yekaterinburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Burdock Fly sighting in London on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 821st 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.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Burdock Fly in London on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
7th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Burdock Fly sightings, London ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%), Stockholm (Sweden, about 10%) and Brussels (Belgium, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Burdock Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in London (19 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.
