Xylocopa flavorufa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Big Red Large Carpenter Bee sighting in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th most-seen of the 198 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Big Red Large Carpenter Bee in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August and December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Big Red Large Carpenter Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Big Red Large Carpenter Bee sightings, Addo Elephant National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 20%).
Same genus: Xylocopa
The closest relatives of the Big Red Large Carpenter Bee that you can see in Addo Elephant National Park (genus Xylocopa, Large Carpenter Bees) are One-Striped Large Carpenter Bee (about 10%) and Double-Banded Carpenter Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Big Red Large Carpenter Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Addo Elephant National Park (24 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.
