Sceliphron deforme
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Sceliphron deforme is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sceliphron deforme sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 260th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sceliphron deforme in Beijing on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. Those are among Beijing's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sceliphron deforme sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Sceliphron deforme sightings, Beijing ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Hong Kong (China, about 10%), Taipei (Taiwan, about 10%) and Tuen Mun (China, under 5%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Sceliphron deforme that you can see in Beijing (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Asian Honey Bee (about 20%), Appendiculate Carpenter Bee (about 10%) and Asian Paper Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sceliphron deforme is recorded against all the insects logged in Beijing (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.
