Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee

Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee

Amphylaeus morosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Blue Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

9 Verified sightings at Blue Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
9 In 1 park
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee

Amphylaeus morosus is a species of plasterer bee, known by the common name capricious dimorphic-masked bee. It is endemic to Australia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee in Blue Mountains National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 456th most-seen of the 789 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 Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee in Blue Mountains National Park?

March, May and July–October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and November–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee?

Only Blue Mountains National Park, in our data

Blue Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee live in Blue Mountains National Park?

Same family: Colletidae

The closest relatives of the Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Colletidae, Plasterer Bees) are Banksia Bee (about 10%) and Littler's Masked Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (9 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.

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