Sphaerophoria macrogaster
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sphaerophoria macrogaster sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 558th most-seen of the 875 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sphaerophoria macrogaster in Melbourne on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sphaerophoria macrogaster sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Sphaerophoria macrogaster sightings, Melbourne ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Auckland (New Zealand, under 5%), Sydney (Australia, under 5%) and Brisbane (Australia, under 5%).
Same family: Syrphidae
The closest relatives of the Sphaerophoria macrogaster 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 Sphaerophoria macrogaster is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (13 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.
