Polistes palmarum
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Paper Wasp sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 57 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Paper Wasp in Bahía de Loreto National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to November, the lowest months. That is one of Bahía de Loreto National Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 80 mm in September.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Palm Paper Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Palm Paper Wasp sightings, Bahía de Loreto National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Cabo Pulmo National Park (Mexico, about 20%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Palm Paper Wasp that you can see in Bahía de Loreto National Park (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Bicolored Pyramid Ant (about 10%) and Western Carpenter Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Palm Paper Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Bahía de Loreto National Park (12 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.
