Hydrellia tritici
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Hydrellia tritici, the black pasture fly or shore fly, is an insect native to Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Pasture Fly sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 112 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 133rd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April and July–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Pasture Fly in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and May–June, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Pasture Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Black Pasture Fly sightings, Melbourne ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Auckland (New Zealand, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Pasture Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (112 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.
