Halictus farinosus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Halictus farinosus, the wide-striped sweat bee, is a species of ground-nesting sweat bee in the family Halictidae. The species is a primitively eusocial bee, of intermediate social strength when compared to other social species in the genus Halictus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wide-Striped Sweat Bee sighting in Channel Islands National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 91st most-seen of the 131 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and May–June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wide-Striped Sweat Bee in Channel Islands National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and July–February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wide-Striped Sweat Bee 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 Wide-Striped Sweat Bee sightings, Channel Islands National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wide-Striped Sweat Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Channel Islands National Park (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.
