Musca sorbens
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Musca sorbens, the bazaar fly or eye-seeking fly, is a close relative of, and very similar in appearance to, the housefly (Musca domestica). It is found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and the Pacific Ocean region. It breeds in excreta, especially human faeces, and is the main insect vector of trachoma, a major cause of blindness.
Bazaar flies are found in parts of Africa, Asia and the Pacific Ocean region. The flies need temperatures between about 16 to 40 °C (61 to 104 °F), with 28 °C (82 °F) being optimal, and a humidity level of over 85%. Bazaar flies are more abundant at low and medium altitudes. They may be more abundant in winter, spring and autumn, or summer depending on rainfall patterns, competition for dung, and predation.
After mating, female bazaar flies seek out suitable places to lay their eggs. Bazaar flies are most attracted to human faeces on the ground (they will not breed in covered pit latrines). If no human faeces are available, the excreta of other animals will suffice. The larvae develop in the faeces and die if the excreta dries out or becomes too hot. When developed, the larvae pupate, undergo metamorphosis and emerge... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dog Dung Fly sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 264 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June–July and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dog Dung Fly in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in May, August–September and November–March, the lowest months. Those are among Tel Aviv's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 90 mm in January.
Only Tel Aviv, in our data
Tel Aviv is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dog Dung Fly sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dog Dung Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Tel Aviv (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.
