Bibio imitator
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Bibio imitator, common name garden maggot, is a species of fly from the genus Bibio, first described by Francis Walker in The Entomological Magazine vol 2, 1835. It occurs in Australia and New Zealand. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Garden Maggot sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 411 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 37th most-seen of the 875 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Garden Maggot in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in January to September, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Australian Garden Maggot sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Australian Garden Maggot sightings, Melbourne has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Perth (Australia, about 10%) and Sydney (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Australian Garden Maggot that you can see in Melbourne (order Diptera, Flies) are Common Halfband (about 20%), Yellow-Shouldered Stout Hover Fly (about 10%) and Common Drone Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Australian Garden Maggot is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (411 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.
