Profenusa pygmaea
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Profenusa pygmaea is a Palearctic species of sawfly. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Oak Mining Sawfly sighting in Manchester on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 346th most-seen of the 458 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.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oak Mining Sawfly in Manchester on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Oak Mining Sawfly sightings, Manchester ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Tenthredinidae
The closest relatives of the Oak Mining Sawfly that you can see in Manchester (family Tenthredinidae, Common Sawflies) are Sallow Pea-Gall Sawfly (about 10%), Solomon's-Seal Sawfly (about 10%) and Figwort Sawfly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oak Mining Sawfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Manchester (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.
