Ischiodon aegyptius
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Epauletted Hover Fly sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 430th most-seen of the 748 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Epauletted Hover Fly in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and October–May, the lowest months. Those are among Kruger National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 110 mm in February.
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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Epauletted Hover Fly sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 10%), 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 Kruger National Park (9 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.
