Ctenochares bicolorus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Ctenochares bicolorus is a wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. Originally from Africa, this species has spread and is considered invasive in many other parts of the world. It is a pupal parasitoid of Chrysodeixis chalcites. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 207th most-seen of the 689 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.
July, September and November–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in April–June, August and October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp 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 9 cities where we can rate Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp sightings, Auckland ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Algiers (Algeria, about 10%) and Sydney (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Ichneumonidae
The closest relatives of the Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp that you can see in Auckland (family Ichneumonidae, Ichneumonid Wasps) are Lemon Tree Borer Parasitoid Wasp (about 10%), Glabridorsum stokesii (about 10%) and Orchid Dupe Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (30 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.
