Immigrant Fruit Fly

Immigrant Fruit Fly

Drosophila immigrans

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Washington

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

19 Verified sightings at Washington
November Best month

About the Immigrant Fruit Fly

Drosophila immigrans is a species of vinegar fly in the family Drosophilidae. Drosophila immigrans is a member of the Immigrans-tripunctata radiation of the subgenus Drosophila. It is related to the Drosophila quinaria and Drosophila testacea species groups, and the fellow Immigrans species group member Drosophila albomicans. Drosophila immigrans has been used in evolutionary studies to understand how viruses evolve with their hosts. 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 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
2 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
3 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
4 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Immigrant Fruit Fly in Washington?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Immigrant Fruit Fly sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1121st most-seen of the 1807 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 an Immigrant Fruit Fly in Washington?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Immigrant Fruit Fly in Washington on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Is Washington the best place to see an Immigrant Fruit Fly?

Among the best

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Immigrant Fruit Fly sightings, Washington ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Auckland (New Zealand, under 5%), Vienna (Austria, under 5%) and Melbourne (Australia, under 5%).

Where does the Immigrant Fruit Fly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Immigrant Fruit Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Washington (19 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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