Yellow-Spotted Macrophya

Yellow-Spotted Macrophya

Macrophya montana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Munich

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

5 Verified sightings at Munich
82 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow-Spotted Macrophya

Macrophya montana is a sawfly (order Hymenoptera, family Tenthredinidae). Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
4 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
4 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
5 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
6 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%
8 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
9 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
10 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-Spotted Macrophya in Munich?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Spotted Macrophya 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.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-Spotted Macrophya in Munich?

May

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Spotted Macrophya in Munich on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-Spotted Macrophya?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-Spotted Macrophya sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Munich the best place to see a Yellow-Spotted Macrophya?

8th of 10

Of the 10 cities where we can rate Yellow-Spotted Macrophya sightings, Munich ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Lyon (France, about 10%), Paris (France, about 10%) and London (United Kingdom, under 5%).

Where does the Yellow-Spotted Macrophya sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Spotted Macrophya 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.

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