Small Yellow-Legged Robber Fly

Small Yellow-Legged Robber Fly

Dioctria linearis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Vienna

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

17 Verified sightings at Vienna
June Best month

About the Small Yellow-Legged Robber Fly

Dioctria linearis is a Palearctic species of robber fly in the family Asilidae. The species is diurnal. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
4 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
5 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
<5%
6 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
<5%
7 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
8 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
9 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
10 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Small Yellow-Legged Robber Fly in Vienna?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Small Yellow-Legged Robber Fly sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 643rd 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 Small Yellow-Legged Robber Fly in Vienna?

June

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Yellow-Legged Robber Fly in Vienna on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Vienna's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain against 40 mm in February.

Is Vienna the best place to see a Small Yellow-Legged Robber Fly?

8th of 11

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Small Yellow-Legged Robber Fly sightings, Vienna ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Essen (Germany, about 10%) and Leeds (United Kingdom, under 5%).

Where does the Small Yellow-Legged Robber Fly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Small Yellow-Legged Robber Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (17 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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