Pachygaster atra
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Pachygaster atra, the dark-winged black, is a European species of soldier fly. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Winged Black sighting in Paris on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 592nd most-seen of the 916 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Winged Black in Paris on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Dark-Winged Black sightings, Paris ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in London (United Kingdom, under 5%), Warsaw (Poland, under 5%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, under 5%).
Same family: Stratiomyidae
The closest relatives of the Dark-Winged Black that you can see in Paris (family Stratiomyidae, Soldier Flies) are Black Soldier Fly (about 10%), Broad Centurion Fly (about 10%) and Actina chalybea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark-Winged Black is recorded against all the insects logged in Paris (9 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.
