Family

Signal Flies

Platystomatidae

9 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilyPlatystomatidae (Signal Flies)

Species in this group

Bromophila caffra

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lamprogaster stenoparia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Achias australis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palpomya asphaltina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lenophila achilles

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rivellia syngenesiae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pogonortalis doclea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Naupoda regina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Platystoma seminationis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Signal Flies

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 9	~30%
	Lamprogaster stenoparia			~10%
	Achias australis			~10%
	Naupoda regina			~10%
2	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~20%
	Red-Headed Fly			~20%
3	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Red-Headed Fly			~10%
4	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Palpomya asphaltina			~10%
5	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Lenophila achilles			~10%
6	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 9	~10%
	Rivellia syngenesiae			~10%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Red-Headed Fly			~10%
8	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Boatman Fly			~10%
9	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Boatman Fly			~10%
10	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Boatman Fly			~10%
11	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Red-Headed Fly			~10%
12	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Lenophila achilles			~10%
13	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	<5%
	Dancing Kiss Fly			<5%
14	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	<5%
	Rivellia syngenesiae			<5%
15	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	Palpomya asphaltina			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 9	~10%
	Dancing Kiss Fly			~10%
2	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Boatman Fly			~10%
3	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Boatman Fly			~10%
4	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Boatman Fly			~10%
5	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 9	~10%
	Dancing Kiss Fly			~10%
6	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Dancing Kiss Fly			~10%
7	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Boatman Fly			~10%
8	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 9	~10%
	Dancing Kiss Fly			~10%
9	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Boatman Fly			<5%
10	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	<5%
	Dancing Kiss Fly			<5%
11	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Dancing Kiss Fly			<5%
12	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 9	<5%
	Dancing Kiss Fly			<5%
13	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 9	<5%
	Rivellia syngenesiae			<5%
14	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Boatman Fly			<5%
15	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Dancing Kiss Fly			<5%
16	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Boatman Fly			<5%

Signal Flies

Species in this group

Red-Headed Fly

Lamprogaster stenoparia

Achias australis

Palpomya asphaltina

Lenophila achilles

Rivellia syngenesiae

Boatman Fly

Naupoda regina

Dancing Kiss Fly

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Signal Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked