Sphaerophoria (Globetails)

Species in this group

Sphaerophoria scripta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphaerophoria macrogaster

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphaerophoria contigua

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphaerophoria philantha

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Globetails

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	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
2	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
3	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
4	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
5	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
6	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
7	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
8	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
9	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
10	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Sphaerophoria macrogaster			~10%
11	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Tufted Globetail			<5%
	Black-Footed Globetail			<5%
12	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Tufted Globetail			~10%
13	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
14	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Tufted Globetail			~10%
15	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
16	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Tufted Globetail			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	~20%
	Common Globetail			~20%
2	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
3	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
4	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
5	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
6	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
7	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
8	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
9	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
10	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
11	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
12	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
13	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
14	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
15	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
16	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
17	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
18	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
19	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
20	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
21	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
22	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
23	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
24	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
25	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
26	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Tufted Globetail			<5%
	Black-Footed Globetail			<5%
27	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
28	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
29	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
30	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
31	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
32	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
33	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
34	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
35	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
36	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
37	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
38	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
39	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	~10%
	Tufted Globetail			<5%
	Black-Footed Globetail			<5%
40	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
41	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	~10%
	Tufted Globetail			<5%
	Black-Footed Globetail			<5%
42	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
43	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Globetail			~10%
44	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Tufted Globetail			<5%
45	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Globetail			<5%
46	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	<5%
	Sphaerophoria macrogaster			<5%
47	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Globetail			<5%
48	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Globetail			<5%
49	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Globetail			<5%
50	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Tufted Globetail			<5%
51	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Tufted Globetail			<5%
52	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Tufted Globetail			<5%
53	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Tufted Globetail			<5%
54	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Tufted Globetail			<5%
55	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Tufted Globetail			<5%
56	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Sphaerophoria macrogaster			<5%
57	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Tufted Globetail			<5%
58	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Tufted Globetail			<5%
59	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Sphaerophoria macrogaster			<5%
60	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Sphaerophoria macrogaster			<5%

Globetails

Species in this group

Common Globetail

Sphaerophoria macrogaster

Tufted Globetail

Black-Footed Globetail

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Globetails

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked