Seven-Spined Woolcarder

Seven-Spined Woolcarder

Anthidium septemspinosum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Beijing

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

10 Verified sightings at Beijing
June Best month

About the Seven-Spined Woolcarder

Anthidium septemspinosum is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bees. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
3 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
4 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
<5%
5 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
6 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Seven-Spined Woolcarder in Beijing?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Seven-Spined Woolcarder sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 222nd 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.

When is the best time to see a Seven-Spined Woolcarder in Beijing?

June and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Seven-Spined Woolcarder in Beijing on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. Those are among Beijing's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.

Is Beijing the best place to see a Seven-Spined Woolcarder?

4th of 6

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Seven-Spined Woolcarder sightings, Beijing ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Paris (France, about 10%), Vienna (Austria, about 10%) and Osaka (Japan, about 10%).

Where does the Seven-Spined Woolcarder sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Seven-Spined Woolcarder is recorded against all the insects logged in Beijing (10 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.

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