Genus

Drone Flies

Eristalis

13 species in our catalog · found in 53 parks

Species in this group

Eristalis tenax

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Eristalis dimidiata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Eristalis pertinax

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Eristalis croceimaculata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Eristalis anthophorina

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Eristalis transversa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Eristalis arbustorum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eristalis jugorum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eristalis flavipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eristalis stipator

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eristalis intricaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eristalis hirta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eristalis nemorum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Drone Flies

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2 of 13	~50%
	Common Drone Fly			~30%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~20%
2	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 13	~50%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Transverse-Banded Flower Fly			~20%
	Black-Shouldered Drone Fly			~20%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Legged Drone Fly			~10%
3	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 13	~50%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~20%
	Eristalis jugorum			~10%
4	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2 of 13	~40%
	Common Drone Fly			~40%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
5	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 13	~40%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Furry Dronefly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
6	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 13	~40%
	Common Drone Fly			~30%
	Orange-Spotted Drone Fly			~10%
	Black-Footed Drone Fly			~10%
7	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 13	~40%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
8	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 13	~40%
	Common Drone Fly			~30%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
9	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	5 of 13	~40%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Furry Dronefly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
	Orange-Spined Drone Fly			<5%
10	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 13	~40%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Spined Drone Fly			<5%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
11	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 13	~40%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Transverse-Banded Flower Fly			~10%
	Black-Shouldered Drone Fly			~10%
12	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 13	~40%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Spined Drone Fly			~10%
13	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 13	~40%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Transverse-Banded Flower Fly			~10%
	Black-Shouldered Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
14	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	5 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Eristalis jugorum			<5%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
	Orange-Spined Drone Fly			<5%
15	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~30%
16	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Transverse-Banded Flower Fly			~10%
	Black-Shouldered Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
17	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
18	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
19	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~30%
	Black-Shouldered Drone Fly			~30%
20	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
21	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
22	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Spotted Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
23	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
24	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
25	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
26	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~20%
	Eristalis croceimaculata			~20%
27	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
28	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~20%
	Orange-Spotted Drone Fly			~20%
29	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
30	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
31	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Black-Footed Drone Fly			~10%
32	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
33	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 13	~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly			<5%
	Black-Footed Drone Fly			<5%
34	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 13	~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
35	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Black-Footed Drone Fly			<5%
36	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
37	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
38	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
39	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~10%
	Orange-Legged Drone Fly			~10%
40	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
41	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly			~10%
42	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
43	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
44	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
45	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
46	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~10%
	Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly			<5%
	Common Drone Fly			<5%
47	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Black-Footed Drone Fly			~10%
48	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly			~10%
49	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
50	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly			~10%
51	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
52	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly			<5%
53	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	<5%
	Common Drone Fly			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5 of 13	~60%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~30%
	Furry Dronefly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Spined Drone Fly			~10%
2	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5 of 13	~60%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~30%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Furry Dronefly			~10%
	Orange-Spined Drone Fly			<5%
3	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 13	~50%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Spined Drone Fly			<5%
4	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	5 of 13	~50%
	Common Drone Fly			~30%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Furry Dronefly			~10%
	Orange-Spined Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
5	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5 of 13	~50%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~20%
	Furry Dronefly			~10%
	Orange-Spined Drone Fly			<5%
6	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 13	~40%
	Black-Shouldered Drone Fly			~10%
	Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly			~10%
	Transverse-Banded Flower Fly			~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Legged Drone Fly			<5%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
	Orange-Spotted Drone Fly			<5%
7	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	4 of 13	~40%
	Common Drone Fly			~30%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Furry Dronefly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
8	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5 of 13	~40%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Furry Dronefly			~10%
	Orange-Spined Drone Fly			<5%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
9	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	5 of 13	~40%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Spined Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Furry Dronefly			~10%
10	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	5 of 13	~40%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Furry Dronefly			~10%
	Orange-Spined Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
11	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 13	~40%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~20%
	Transverse-Banded Flower Fly			~10%
	Black-Shouldered Drone Fly			~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Legged Drone Fly			<5%
12	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 13	~40%
	Transverse-Banded Flower Fly			~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Black-Shouldered Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Legged Drone Fly			<5%
13	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 13	~40%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Furry Dronefly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
14	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	4 of 13	~40%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~20%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Spined Drone Fly			<5%
15	Arequipa	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 13	~40%
	Common Drone Fly			~40%
16	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	3 of 13	~40%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
17	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~30%
18	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	4 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Furry Dronefly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
19	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	7 of 13	~30%
	Transverse-Banded Flower Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Black-Shouldered Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Legged Drone Fly			<5%
	Orange-Spotted Drone Fly			<5%
	Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly			<5%
20	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	4 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Furry Dronefly			<5%
21	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Spined Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
22	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
23	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	3 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
24	Tashkent	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	2 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
25	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	1 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~30%
26	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 13	~30%
	Transverse-Banded Flower Fly			~10%
	Black-Shouldered Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly			<5%
	Common Drone Fly			<5%
	Orange-Legged Drone Fly			<5%
27	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	2 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
28	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	2 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
29	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 13	~30%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Transverse-Banded Flower Fly			~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Black-Shouldered Drone Fly			<5%
30	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	5 of 13	~30%
	Transverse-Banded Flower Fly			~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Black-Shouldered Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Legged Drone Fly			<5%
31	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 13	~30%
	Transverse-Banded Flower Fly			~10%
	Black-Shouldered Drone Fly			~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
	Orange-Legged Drone Fly			<5%
32	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	3 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
33	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 13	~30%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Legged Drone Fly			<5%
	Orange-Spotted Drone Fly			<5%
	Black-Footed Drone Fly			<5%
34	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	7 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly			~10%
	Black-Shouldered Drone Fly			<5%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
	Orange-Legged Drone Fly			<5%
	Orange-Spined Drone Fly			<5%
	Orange-Spotted Drone Fly			<5%
35	Baku	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	1 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~30%
36	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 13	~30%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Transverse-Banded Flower Fly			~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
37	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	5 of 13	~30%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Spotted Drone Fly			<5%
	Black-Footed Drone Fly			<5%
	Orange-Legged Drone Fly			<5%
38	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
39	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	3 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Tapered Drone Fly			<5%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
40	Paris	🇫🇷 France	3 of 13	~20%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
41	Cochabamba	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
42	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 13	~20%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly			~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
43	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	2 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
44	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 13	~20%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
45	Bishkek	🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
46	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 13	~20%
	Orange-Spotted Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Legged Drone Fly			~10%
47	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Furry Dronefly			<5%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
48	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
49	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
50	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
51	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~20%
52	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	6 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			<5%
	Furry Dronefly			<5%
	Orange-Spined Drone Fly			<5%
	Orange-Spotted Drone Fly			<5%
53	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 13	~20%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Orange-Spotted Drone Fly			<5%
	Black-Footed Drone Fly			<5%
	Orange-Legged Drone Fly			<5%
54	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly			<5%
	Black-Footed Drone Fly			<5%
55	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
56	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 13	~20%
	Transverse-Banded Flower Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Black-Shouldered Drone Fly			<5%
57	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly			<5%
	Black-Shouldered Drone Fly			<5%
58	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	3 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%
59	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 13	~20%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			~10%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly			<5%
60	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 13	~20%
	Common Drone Fly			~10%
	Tapered Drone Fly			~10%
	Eurasian Drone Fly			<5%

Drone Flies

Species in this group

Common Drone Fly

Black-Shouldered Drone Fly

Tapered Drone Fly

Eristalis croceimaculata

Orange-Spotted Drone Fly

Transverse-Banded Flower Fly

Eurasian Drone Fly

Eristalis jugorum

Orange-Legged Drone Fly

Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly

Furry Dronefly

Black-Footed Drone Fly

Orange-Spined Drone Fly

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Drone Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked