Xylocopa aestuans
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Xylocopa aestuans, or Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aestuans, is a species of carpenter bee. It is widely distributed in Southeast Asia. It is a large bee, measuring more than 20mm in length. Historically, Xylocopa pubescens has sometimes been treated as a subspecies of aestuans. The two taxa have different distributions, with X. aestuans restricted to Southeast Asia, while X. pubescens occurs throughout most of Africa and eastward as far as the entire region of South Asia. There are also very clear, but subtle differences in the morphology of females and males. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Cheeked Carpenter sighting in Bandung on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 156 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and March–April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-Cheeked Carpenter in Bandung on a given day, against under 5% in June and November, the lowest months. Those are among Bandung's wettest months, with about 320 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in August.
6th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate White-Cheeked Carpenter sightings, Bandung ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Surakarta (Indonesia, about 20%), Denpasar (Indonesia, about 20%) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-Cheeked Carpenter is recorded against all the insects logged in Bandung (22 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.
