Philipomyia aprica
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Philipomyia aprica is a species of horse fly of the family Tabanidae, subfamily Tabaninae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 5 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Philipomyia aprica sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 245th most-seen of the 412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Philipomyia aprica in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Philipomyia aprica sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Philipomyia aprica sightings, Mercantour National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Vanoise National Park (France, about 20%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Philipomyia aprica that you can see in Mercantour National Park (order Diptera, Flies) are Pellucid Hover Fly (about 30%), Bumble Bee Hover Fly (about 10%) and Eurasian Smoothwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Philipomyia aprica is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (8 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.
