Xylocopa griswoldi
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Xylocopa griswoldi sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 605th most-seen of the 1624 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.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylocopa griswoldi in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xylocopa griswoldi sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Xylocopa griswoldi sightings, Austin ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Monterrey (México, about 10%) and San Antonio (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Xylocopa
The closest relatives of the Xylocopa griswoldi that you can see in Austin (genus Xylocopa, Large Carpenter Bees) are Horse-Fly Carpenter Bee (about 10%), Southern Carpenter Bee (about 10%) and Eastern Carpenter Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xylocopa griswoldi is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (40 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.
