Polistes palmarum
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Paper Wasp sighting in Cabo Pulmo National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 22 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Paper Wasp in Cabo Pulmo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and July–October, the lowest months. Those are among Cabo Pulmo National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 120 mm in September.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Palm Paper Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Palm Paper Wasp sightings, Cabo Pulmo National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Bahía de Loreto National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Palm Paper Wasp that you can see in Cabo Pulmo National Park (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Mexican Honey Wasp (about 20%) and Bicolored Pyramid Ant (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Palm Paper Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Cabo Pulmo National Park (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.
