Eulaema cingulata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Eulaema cingulata is a large-bodied black and orange corbiculate bee in the genus Eulaema. It is characterized by its size and flashy orange segments of its metastoma. Unlike other Eulaema, E. cingulata has white markings on its face. Specifically, T1 andT3 are black while T2 and T4 through T7 are cream or slightly orange in color. These bees are easily mistaken for bumblebees (Bombus spp.). However, they are actually members of the Euglossini, or orchid bees. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 8 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Belted Orchid Bee sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 103rd most-seen of the 127 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Belted Orchid Bee in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Belted Orchid 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.
6th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Belted Orchid Bee sightings, Chirripó National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 20%), Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Belted Orchid Bee that you can see in Chirripó National Park (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Mesoamerican Bumble Bee (about 10%) and Red-Tailed Stingless Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Belted Orchid Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Chirripó National Park (5 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.
