Melophorus hirsutus
In 3 days ~10%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Melophorus hirsutus sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 748th most-seen of the 875 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Melophorus hirsutus in Melbourne on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Melbourne, in our data
Melbourne is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Melophorus hirsutus sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Melophorus hirsutus that you can see in Melbourne (family Formicidae, Ants) are Banded Sugar Ant (about 20%), Inch Ant (about 20%) and Rhytidoponera victoriae (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Melophorus hirsutus is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (6 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.
