Pimpla rufipes
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Pimpla rufipes, the black slip wasp, is a species of wasp belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. It is distributed across Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. The species Pimpla rufipes has several synonyms, which include Pimpla hypochondriaca and Pimpla instigator.
This species can be found in the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Azores, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madeira Islands, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Slip Wasp sighting in Birmingham on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 470th most-seen of the 811 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.
May, July–August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Slip Wasp in Birmingham on a given day, against under 5% in June, September and November–April, the lowest months.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Black Slip Wasp sightings, Birmingham ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Ichneumonidae
The closest relatives of the Black Slip Wasp that you can see in Birmingham (family Ichneumonidae, Ichneumonid Wasps) are Toothed Tiger Ichneumon (about 10%) and Ichneumon ingae (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Slip Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Birmingham (11 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.
