Family

Shore Flies

Ephydridae

3 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilyEphydridae (Shore Flies)

Species in this group

Discomyza similis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hydrellia tritici

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Actocetor decemugttatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Shore Flies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Discomyza similis			~10%
2	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Pasture Fly			~10%
3	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Pasture Fly			~10%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	🦋 Actocetor decemugttatus			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Pasture Fly			~10%
2	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~10%
	Black Pasture Fly			~10%
3	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	<5%
	Black Pasture Fly			<5%

Shore Flies

Species in this group

Discomyza similis

Black Pasture Fly

Actocetor decemugttatus

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Shore Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked