Sapyga louisi
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Sapyga louisi is a species of a club-horned wasp in the family – Sapygidae. Adults feed from flowers and the larvae are kleptoparasites of leaf cutter bee larvae, including those of Heriades carinata. Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Louis's Club-Horned Cuckoo Wasp sighting in Boston on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1063rd most-seen of the 1200 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Louis's Club-Horned Cuckoo Wasp in Boston on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Louis's Club-Horned Cuckoo Wasp sightings, Boston ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Toronto (Canada, under 5%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Louis's Club-Horned Cuckoo Wasp that you can see in Boston (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Common Eastern Bumble Bee (about 50%), Brown-Belted Bumble Bee (about 30%) and Eastern Carpenter Bee (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Louis's Club-Horned Cuckoo Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Boston (5 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.
