Megachile lanata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Megachile lanata is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Woolly Wall Bee sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 157th most-seen of the 477 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Woolly Wall Bee in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–July, the lowest months. That is one of Bengaluru's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 150 mm in September.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Woolly Wall Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Woolly Wall Bee sightings, Bengaluru has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Mumbai (India, about 10%) and Pune (India, under 5%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Woolly Wall Bee that you can see in Bengaluru (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Asian Weaver Ant (about 40%), Giant Honey Bee (about 30%) and Asian Honey Bee (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Woolly Wall Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Bengaluru (37 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.
