Boreoides subulatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Wingless Soldier Fly sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 176 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 85th most-seen of the 875 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Wingless Soldier Fly in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Australian Wingless Soldier Fly sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Australian Wingless Soldier Fly sightings, Melbourne has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sydney (Australia, under 5%).
Same family: Stratiomyidae
The closest relatives of the Australian Wingless Soldier Fly that you can see in Melbourne (family Stratiomyidae, Soldier Flies) are Garden Soldier Fly (about 10%) and Black Soldier Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Australian Wingless Soldier Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (176 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.
