Macrophya montana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Macrophya montana is a sawfly (order Hymenoptera, family Tenthredinidae). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Spotted Macrophya sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 528th most-seen of the 597 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Spotted Macrophya in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-Spotted Macrophya sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Yellow-Spotted Macrophya sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%), Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, under 5%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Yellow-Spotted Macrophya that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Andricus quercustozae (about 10%), Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant (about 10%) and Mossy Rose Gall Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Spotted Macrophya is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (13 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.
