Sphex jamaicensis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Sphex jamaicensis is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Jamaican Digger Wasp sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 116th most-seen of the 262 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Jamaican Digger Wasp in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in May, October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Jamaican Digger Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Jamaican Digger Wasp sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Jamaican Digger Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (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.
