Downland Villa

Downland Villa

Villa cingulata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at London

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

13 Verified sightings at London
July Best month

About the Downland Villa

Villa cingulata is a Palearctic species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. Seguy (1927) provides a key to most European Bombyliidae Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Downland Villa in London?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Downland Villa sighting in London on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 931st 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.

When is the best time to see a Downland Villa in London?

July

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Downland Villa in London on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Downland Villa?

Only London, in our data

London is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Downland Villa sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Downland Villa sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Downland Villa is recorded against all the insects logged in London (13 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.

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