Episyrphus viridaureus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 179th most-seen of the 430 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Banded Hover Fly in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, June–July and September–December, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Black-Banded Hover Fly sightings, Lamington National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Daintree National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Black-Banded Hover Fly that you can see in Lamington National Park (order Diptera, Flies) are Southern Queensland Glow Worm (about 20%), Garden Soldier Fly (about 10%) and Neomyia lauta (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 Lamington National Park (12 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.
