Episyrphus viridaureus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Episyrphus viridaureus is a species of hoverfly. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Banded Hover Fly sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 653rd most-seen of the 856 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.
June to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Banded Hover Fly in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months. Those are among Daintree National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 380 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Banded Hover Fly sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Black-Banded Hover Fly sightings, Daintree National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Black-Banded Hover Fly that you can see in Daintree National Park (order Diptera, Flies) are Telostylinus lineolatus (about 20%), Mimegralla australica (about 10%) and Lamprogaster stenoparia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Banded Hover Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
