Spectacled Berry Fly

Spectacled Berry Fly

Anomoia purmunda

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at London

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

19 Verified sightings at London
11 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
2 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
3 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
5 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
<5%
6 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spectacled Berry Fly in London?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spectacled Berry Fly sighting in London on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 776th 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 Spectacled Berry Fly in London?

July

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

What time of day is best to see a Spectacled Berry Fly?

Between midnight and 3 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spectacled Berry Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is London the best place to see a Spectacled Berry Fly?

7th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Spectacled Berry Fly sightings, London ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Rotterdam [The Hague] (Netherlands, about 10%), Manchester (United Kingdom, under 5%) and Hamburg (Germany, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Spectacled Berry Fly live in London?

Same family: Tephritidae

The closest relatives of the Spectacled Berry Fly that you can see in London (family Tephritidae, Fruit Flies) are Thistle Stem Gall Fly (about 10%) and Celery Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Spectacled Berry Fly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spectacled Berry 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.

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