Willughby's Leafcutter Bee

Willughby's Leafcutter Bee

Megachile willughbiella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Berlin

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

7 Verified sightings at Berlin
June Best month

About the Willughby's Leafcutter Bee

Megachile willughbiella, Willughby's leaf-cutter bee is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by the English entomologist William Kirby in 1802; he named it in honour of the ornithologist Francis Willughby. 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 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
2 Cologne 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
3 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
5 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Willughby's Leafcutter Bee in Berlin?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Willughby's Leafcutter Bee sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 801st most-seen of the 1065 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 Willughby's Leafcutter Bee in Berlin?

June

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Willughby's Leafcutter Bee in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.

Is Berlin the best place to see a Willughby's Leafcutter Bee?

3rd of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Willughby's Leafcutter Bee sightings, Berlin ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Warsaw (Poland, about 10%) and Cologne (Germany, under 5%).

Where does the Willughby's Leafcutter Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Willughby's Leafcutter Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (7 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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