Genus

Giant Flower Flies

Milesia

2 species in our catalog · found in 8 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilySyrphidae (Hover Flies)
GenusMilesia (Giant Flower Flies)

Species in this group

Milesia virginiensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Milesia crabroniformis

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

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Giant Flower Flies

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Virginia Giant Hover Fly			~20%
2	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	Milesia crabroniformis			~10%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Virginia Giant Hover Fly			~10%
4	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Virginia Giant Hover Fly			~10%
5	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	Milesia crabroniformis			~10%
6	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Virginia Giant Hover Fly			~10%
7	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	<5%
	Milesia crabroniformis			<5%
8	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	<5%
	Virginia Giant Hover Fly			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 2	<5%
	Milesia crabroniformis			<5%
2	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Virginia Giant Hover Fly			<5%
3	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Virginia Giant Hover Fly			<5%
4	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Virginia Giant Hover Fly			<5%
5	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Virginia Giant Hover Fly			<5%
6	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Virginia Giant Hover Fly			<5%
7	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Virginia Giant Hover Fly			<5%

Giant Flower Flies

Species in this group

Virginia Giant Hover Fly

Milesia crabroniformis

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Giant Flower Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked