Pleistodontes froggatti
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Pleistodontes froggatti is a species of fig wasp that is native to Australia. It has an obligate mutualism with the Moreton Bay fig, Ficus macrophylla, the species it pollinates. Outside Australia, populations have become established in Hawaii (where it was deliberately introduced) and New Zealand, where it was either accidentally introduced or arrived by long-distance dispersal.
Pleistodontes froggatti is a small wasp. Females are 3.0–3.4 mm (0.12–0.13 in) long with black, brown and reddish brown bodies. Males are 1.5 mm (0.059 in) in length, with yellow and orange bodies. The specific epithet, froggatti, is in honour of Australian entomologist W. W. Froggatt. The first account of the species' biology was written by Froggatt in 1901, who imperfectly identified it as Pleistodontes imperialis. Austrian entomologist Gustav Mayr re-described the species in 1906 and named it in honour of Froggatt.
Figs have an obligate mutualism with fig wasps, (Agaonidae); figs are only pollinated by fig wasps, and fig wasps can only reproduce in fig flowers. Pleistodontes froggatti can only reproduce in the syconia of its host species, the Moreton... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Moreton Bay Fig Wasp sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 338th most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Moreton Bay Fig Wasp in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and August–October, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Moreton Bay Fig Wasp sightings, Auckland has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come San Diego (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Moreton Bay Fig Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (16 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.
