Melanostoma

Species in this group

Melanostoma mellina

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Melanostoma fasciatum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melanostoma scalare

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Melanostoma

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~20%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			~20%
2	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~20%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			~20%
3	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 3	~10%
	Small Hover Fly			~10%
4	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~10%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			~10%
5	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			~10%
6	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~10%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			~10%
7	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			~10%
8	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~10%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			~10%
9	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			~10%
10	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			~10%
11	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 3	~20%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			~20%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			<5%
2	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 3	~20%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			~10%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			<5%
3	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 3	~20%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			~10%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			<5%
4	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 3	~10%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			~10%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			~10%
5	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~10%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			~10%
6	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 3	~10%
	Small Hover Fly			~10%
7	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~10%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			~10%
8	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 3	~10%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			<5%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			<5%
9	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 3	~10%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			<5%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			<5%
10	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~10%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			~10%
11	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 3	~10%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			~10%
12	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 3	~10%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			~10%
13	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			~10%
14	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 3	~10%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			<5%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			<5%
15	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			~10%
16	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 3	<5%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			<5%
17	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 3	<5%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			<5%
18	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			<5%
19	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 3	<5%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			<5%
20	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 3	<5%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			<5%
21	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			<5%
22	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	<5%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			<5%
23	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	<5%
	Ladder-Backed Hover Fly			<5%
24	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			<5%
25	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			<5%
26	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	🦋 Melanostoma mellina			<5%

Species in this group

Melanostoma mellina

Small Hover Fly

Ladder-Backed Hover Fly

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Melanostoma

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked