Genus

Leafwalkers and Forest Flies

Xylota

2 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilySyrphidae (Hover Flies)
GenusXylota (Leafwalkers and Forest Flies)

Species in this group

Xylota segnis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xylota flavitarsis

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

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Leafwalkers and Forest Flies

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			~10%
2	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			~10%
3	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Xylota flavitarsis			<5%
4	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	<5%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			<5%
5	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	<5%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			<5%
6	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	<5%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			~10%
2	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			~10%
3	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			~10%
4	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~10%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			~10%
5	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 2	~10%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			~10%
6	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 2	~10%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			~10%
7	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			~10%
8	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 2	~10%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			~10%
9	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 2	~10%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			~10%
10	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			~10%
11	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 2	~10%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			~10%
12	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	<5%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			<5%
13	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 2	<5%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			<5%
14	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	<5%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			<5%
15	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	<5%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			<5%
16	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 2	<5%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			<5%
17	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2	<5%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			<5%
18	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 2	<5%
	Orange-Belted Leafwalker			<5%

Leafwalkers and Forest Flies

Species in this group

Orange-Belted Leafwalker

Xylota flavitarsis

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Leafwalkers and Forest Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked