Xylocopa valga
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Xylocopa valga is a species of carpenter bee common to: western, central and southern Europe, except for far northern latitudes; the Caucasus; Middle East; Central Asia; and Mongolia. The species has become extinct in Latvia and Lithuania. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Splay-Footed Carpenter sighting in Almaty on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 40th most-seen of the 83 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.
April–August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Splay-Footed Carpenter in Almaty on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Splay-Footed Carpenter sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Splay-Footed Carpenter sightings, Almaty ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%).
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Splay-Footed Carpenter that you can see in Almaty (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Buff-Tailed Bumble Bee (about 10%) and Steppe Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Splay-Footed Carpenter is recorded against all the insects logged in Almaty (8 verified sightings), 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.
