Fever Fly

Fever Fly

Dilophus febrilis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Vienna

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

16 Verified sightings at Vienna
9 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Fever Fly

Dilophus febrilis is a species of fever fly in the family Bibionidae. It is found in the Palearctic. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
2 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
3 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
4 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
5 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%
6 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
8 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
9 Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Fever Fly in Vienna?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fever Fly sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 895th most-seen of the 1406 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 Fever Fly in Vienna?

April

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fever Fly in Vienna on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Fever Fly?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fever Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Vienna the best place to see a Fever Fly?

7th of 9

Of the 9 cities where we can rate Fever Fly sightings, Vienna ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%), Liverpool (United Kingdom, under 5%) and Manchester (United Kingdom, under 5%).

Where does the Fever Fly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Fever Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (16 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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