Sphex funerarius
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Sphex funerarius, the golden digger wasp, is a species of digger wasp of the family Sphecidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Digger Wasp sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 727th 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.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Digger Wasp in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden Digger Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Golden Digger Wasp sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, under 5%).
Same family: Sphecidae
The closest relatives of the Golden Digger Wasp that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Sphecidae, Thread-waisted Wasps) are Asian Mud-Dauber Wasp (about 10%), Yellow-Legged Mud-Dauber Wasp (about 10%) and Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Digger Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (7 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.
