Bombylius (Greater Bee Flies)

Genus

Greater Bee Flies

Bombylius

3 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

Species in this group

Greater Bee Fly

Greater Bee Fly

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Bombylius major

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Bombylius cruciatus

Bombylius cruciatus

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Bombylius cruciatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Dotted Bee Fly

Dotted Bee Fly

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Bombylius discolor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%
Jan
<5%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~10%
May
<5%
Jun
<5%
Jul
<5%
Aug
<5%
Sep
<5%
Oct
<5%
Nov
<5%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Greater Bee Flies

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
2 of 3
~20%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
3 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 3
~10%
4 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
5 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
6 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 of 3
~10%
7 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
2 of 3
~10%
8 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
2 of 3
~10%
9 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
10 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
2 of 3
~30%
2 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 of 3
~20%
3 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
1 of 3
~10%
4 Paris 🇫🇷 France
2 of 3
~10%
5 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
2 of 3
~10%
6 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
2 of 3
~10%
7 Sapporo 🇯🇵 Japan
1 of 3
~10%
8 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 of 3
~10%
9 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
1 of 3
~10%
10 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
1 of 3
~10%
11 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
1 of 3
~10%
12 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
1 of 3
~10%
13 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
1 of 3
~10%
14 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 of 3
~10%
15 Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
1 of 3
~10%
16 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 of 3
~10%
17 Cologne 🇩🇪 Germany
1 of 3
~10%
18 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
1 of 3
~10%
19 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
1 of 3
~10%
20 Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Netherlands
1 of 3
~10%
21 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
1 of 3
~10%
22 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
1 of 3
~10%
23 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
1 of 3
~10%
24 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
1 of 3
~10%
25 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 3
~10%
26 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
1 of 3
~10%
27 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
1 of 3
~10%
28 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
2 of 3
~10%
29 Belgrade 🇷🇸 Serbia
1 of 3
~10%
30 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
1 of 3
~10%
31 Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 Russia
1 of 3
~10%
32 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
1 of 3
~10%
33 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
1 of 3
~10%
34 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
35 Vancouver 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 3
<5%
36 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
37 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
1 of 3
<5%
38 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
39 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 3
<5%
40 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
41 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
42 Seattle 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
43 Salt Lake City 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
44 Yekaterinburg 🇷🇺 Russia
1 of 3
<5%
45 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
46 Phoenix 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
47 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
48 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
49 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
50 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
51 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%