Pachodynerus erynnis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Pachodynerus erynnis, known generally as the red-marked pachodynerus or red and black mason wasp, is a species of stinging wasp in the family Vespidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 137th 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.
July and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–June, September and December, the lowest months. Those are among Big Cypress National Preserve's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in March.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Marked Pachodynerus 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 4 parks where we can rate Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%) and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Eumenidae
The closest relatives of the Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (family Eumenidae) are Slosson's Mason Wasp (about 20%), Bahamian Paper Wasp (about 10%) and Hunter's Little Paper Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (11 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.
