Ischiodon aegyptius
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Ischiodon aegyptius, the epauletted hoverfly, is a species of fly which is known to inhabit the Afrotropical realm. The adults are pollinators and hover among many flowers, whilst the larvae are green and featureless, feeding on aphids. The fly resembles a small wasp, and is a very powerful flier. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairo | 🇪🇬 Egypt | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
No species of the same family or order lives in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Epauletted Hover Fly sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 31 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Epauletted Hover Fly in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, June and August–December, the lowest months. That is one of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 40 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Epauletted Hover Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Epauletted Hover Fly sightings, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Garden Route National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Epauletted Hover Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (5 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.
