Hyleoides concinna
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Hyleoides concinna, the common wasp-mimic bee, is a species of solitary bee in the family Colletidae. It was first described in 1775 by Johan Christian Fabricius, who mistook it for a wasp. It is native to south-eastern Australia, and has accidentally been introduced to New Zealand. The abdomen is orange and black on top, with a yellow band underneath. Nests are constructed in pre-existing cavities in wood, such as the tunnels produced by longhorn beetle larvae. It collects nectar and pollen from a wide range of flowering plant species.
The common wasp-mimic bee was first described by Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius, who (believing it to be a wasp) named it Vespa concinna in 1775. The specific name (concinna) is a Latin word meaning "beautiful". The holotype specimen is a female, which is stored in the Natural History Museum, London. It was collected by Joseph Banks during the first voyage of James Cook. This expedition was the first time Europeans had visited the eastern coastline of Australia.
The common wasp-mimic bee has evolved several features that make it look like a potter wasp. These features include a bold colour pattern, partly... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Wasp-Mimic Bee sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 611th 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.
March and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Wasp-Mimic Bee in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–September and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Wasp-Mimic Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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 Common Wasp-Mimic Bee sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Colletidae
The closest relatives of the Common Wasp-Mimic Bee that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Colletidae, Plasterer Bees) are Banksia Bee (about 10%), Littler's Masked Bee (about 10%) and Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Wasp-Mimic Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (6 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.
