Sieve-Winged Snailkiller

Sieve-Winged Snailkiller

Coremacera marginata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Wadden Sea National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

5 Verified sightings at Wadden Sea National Park From 2019 to 2026
19 In all 3 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Sieve-Winged Snailkiller

Coremacera marginata is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
2 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
<5%
3 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%
5 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
6 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
7 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sieve-Winged Snailkiller in Wadden Sea National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sieve-Winged Snailkiller sighting in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 699th most-seen of the 818 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sieve-Winged Snailkiller in Wadden Sea National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sieve-Winged Snailkiller in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Sieve-Winged Snailkiller?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sieve-Winged Snailkiller sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Wadden Sea National Park the best place to see a Sieve-Winged Snailkiller?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Sieve-Winged Snailkiller sightings, Wadden Sea National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%) and Cévennes National Park (France, under 5%).

Where does the Sieve-Winged Snailkiller sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sieve-Winged Snailkiller is recorded against all the insects logged in Wadden Sea National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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