Megachile ericetorum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Megachile ericetorum is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Amédée Louis Michel Lepeletier in 1841. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Mud Bee sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 964th most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Mud Bee in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Mud Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Bavarian Forest National Park, in our data
Bavarian Forest National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Banded Mud Bee sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Megachilidae
The closest relatives of the Banded Mud Bee that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Megachilidae, Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees) are European Woolcarder Bee (about 10%), European Orchard Bee (about 10%) and Red Mason Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Mud Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest 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.
