Bibio imitator
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Bibio imitator, common name garden maggot, is a species of fly from the genus Bibio, first described by Francis Walker in The Entomological Magazine vol 2, 1835. It occurs in Australia and New Zealand. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Garden Maggot sighting in Royal National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 147th most-seen of the 175 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.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Garden Maggot in Royal National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to September, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Australian Garden Maggot sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Australian Garden Maggot sightings, Royal National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Australian Garden Maggot that you can see in Royal National Park (order Diptera, Flies) are Pittosporum Leaf-Gall Fly (about 20%), Ommatius coeraebus (about 10%) and Garden Soldier Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Australian Garden Maggot is recorded against all the insects logged in Royal National 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.
