Eristalinus (Lagoon Flies)

Species in this group

Endemic

Eristalinus punctulatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eristalinus aeneus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eristalinus megacephalus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eristalinus taeniops

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eristalinus sepulchralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eristalinus modestus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eristalinus nigricans

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Eristalinus barclayi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Eristalinus quinquelineatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Eristalinus haplops

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Lagoon Flies

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	2 of 10	~20%
	Common Lagoon Fly			~10%
	Big-Headed Lagoon Fly			~10%
2	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 10	~20%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
	Eristalinus barclayi			<5%
	Eristalinus modestus			<5%
	Simple-Eyed Lagoon Fly			<5%
3	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~10%
	Native Drone Fly			~10%
4	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
	Eristalinus modestus			~10%
5	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
6	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
	Eristalinus nigricans			<5%
7	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Lagoon Fly			~10%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 10	~10%
	Common Lagoon Fly			~10%
	Small Spotty-Eyed Drone Fly			<5%
9	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Spotty-Eyed Drone Fly			~10%
10	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~10%
	Native Drone Fly			~10%
11	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Lagoon Fly			~10%
12	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~10%
	Native Drone Fly			~10%
13	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 10	<5%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			<5%
14	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	<5%
	Eristalinus quinquelineatus			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Alexandria	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 10	~40%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~40%
2	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 10	~40%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~40%
3	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	2 of 10	~40%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~30%
	Common Lagoon Fly			~20%
4	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	2 of 10	~30%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~20%
	Common Lagoon Fly			~10%
5	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 10	~30%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~30%
6	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 10	~30%
	Common Lagoon Fly			~30%
7	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 10	~30%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~30%
8	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 10	~20%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
	Eristalinus barclayi			~10%
	Simple-Eyed Lagoon Fly			<5%
	Eristalinus modestus			<5%
9	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 10	~20%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~20%
10	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 10	~20%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~20%
11	Mendoza	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	~20%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~20%
12	La Paz	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 10	~20%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~20%
13	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~20%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~20%
14	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
15	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
16	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
17	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
18	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
19	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
20	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
21	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
22	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
23	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
24	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Lagoon Fly			~10%
25	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
26	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
	Eristalinus quinquelineatus			<5%
27	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
	Common Lagoon Fly			<5%
28	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
	Common Lagoon Fly			<5%
29	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~10%
	Native Drone Fly			~10%
30	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
31	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
32	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
33	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
34	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
35	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
	Common Lagoon Fly			<5%
36	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			<5%
	Common Lagoon Fly			<5%
37	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
38	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
39	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
40	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~10%
	Small Spotty-Eyed Drone Fly			~10%
41	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
42	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
43	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~10%
	Native Drone Fly			~10%
44	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Lagoon Fly			~10%
45	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~10%
	Native Drone Fly			~10%
46	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~10%
	Big-Headed Lagoon Fly			~10%
47	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Lagoon Fly			~10%
48	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 10	~10%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			~10%
49	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	<5%
	Small Spotty-Eyed Drone Fly			<5%
50	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 10	<5%
	Big-Headed Lagoon Fly			<5%
51	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 10	<5%
	Small Spotty-Eyed Drone Fly			<5%
52	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 10	<5%
	Small Spotty-Eyed Drone Fly			<5%
53	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	<5%
	Small Spotty-Eyed Drone Fly			<5%
54	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	<5%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			<5%
55	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 10	<5%
	Small Spotty-Eyed Drone Fly			<5%
56	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Common Lagoon Fly			<5%
57	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 10	<5%
	Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly			<5%
58	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Common Lagoon Fly			<5%
59	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	<5%
	Native Drone Fly			<5%
60	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Common Lagoon Fly			<5%

Lagoon Flies

Species in this group

Native Drone Fly

Common Lagoon Fly

Big-Headed Lagoon Fly

Stripe-Eyed Lagoon Fly

Small Spotty-Eyed Drone Fly

Eristalinus modestus

Eristalinus nigricans

Eristalinus barclayi

Eristalinus quinquelineatus

Simple-Eyed Lagoon Fly

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Lagoon Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked