Machimus rusticus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Machimus rusticus is a Palearctic species of robber fly in the family Asilidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Machimus rusticus sighting in Munich on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 445th most-seen of the 521 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.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Machimus rusticus in Munich on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Munich's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 60 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Machimus rusticus sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Munich, in our data
Munich is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Machimus rusticus sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Machimus rusticus that you can see in Munich (order Diptera, Flies) are Marmalade Hover Fly (about 10%), Common Drone Fly (about 10%) and Hornet Mimic Hover Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Machimus rusticus is recorded against all the insects logged in Munich (5 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.
