What are the chances of seeing a Boll's Potter Wasp in Big Bend National Park?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Boll's Potter Wasp sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 283rd most-seen of the 329 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.
When is the best time to see a Boll's Potter Wasp in Big Bend National Park?
April and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Boll's Potter Wasp in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–September and December–March, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Boll's Potter Wasp?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Boll's Potter Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Big Bend National Park the best place to see a Boll's Potter Wasp?
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Boll's Potter Wasp sightings, Big Bend National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Saguaro National Park (United States, about 10%).
Which relatives of the Boll's Potter Wasp live in Big Bend National Park?
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Boll's Potter Wasp that you can see in Big Bend National Park (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Comanche Paper Wasp (about 30%), Rough Harvester Ant (about 20%) and Western Carpenter Bee (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Boll's Potter Wasp sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Boll's Potter Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend 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.