Clavate-Legged Stingless Bee

Clavate-Legged Stingless Bee

Tetragona clavipes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Belo Horizonte

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

8 Verified sightings at Belo Horizonte
5 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Clavate-Legged Stingless Bee

Tetragona clavipes, called borá or vorá in Brazil, is a species of eusocial stingless bee in the family Apidae and tribe Meliponini. In Brazil, it has been recorded in the northern state of Roraima. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
3 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Clavate-Legged Stingless Bee in Belo Horizonte?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Clavate-Legged Stingless Bee sighting in Belo Horizonte on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 113th most-seen of the 186 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.

When is the best time to see a Clavate-Legged Stingless Bee in Belo Horizonte?

April, June–July, September and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Clavate-Legged Stingless Bee in Belo Horizonte on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May, August and October–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Clavate-Legged Stingless Bee?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clavate-Legged Stingless Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Belo Horizonte the best place to see a Clavate-Legged Stingless Bee?

2nd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Clavate-Legged Stingless Bee sightings, Belo Horizonte ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Brasilia (Brazil, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Clavate-Legged Stingless Bee live in Belo Horizonte?

Same family: Apidae

The closest relatives of the Clavate-Legged Stingless Bee that you can see in Belo Horizonte (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Narrow Stingless Bee (about 10%), Spiny-Legged Stingless Bee (about 10%) and Grayish Carpenter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Clavate-Legged Stingless Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Clavate-Legged Stingless Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Belo Horizonte (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.

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