Eristalinus punctulatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Eristalinus punctulatus is a species of hover fly within the genus Eristalinus, which is in the family Syrphidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Native Drone Fly sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 296 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 53rd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Native Drone Fly in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in March to September, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Native Drone Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Native Drone Fly sightings, Melbourne has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Brisbane (Australia, about 10%) and Sydney (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Native Drone Fly that you can see in Melbourne (family Syrphidae, Hover 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 Native Drone Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (296 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.
