What are the chances of seeing an Orange-Tailed Potter Wasp in Brisbane?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Tailed Potter Wasp sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 376th most-seen of the 1083 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 an Orange-Tailed Potter Wasp in Brisbane?
September to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Tailed Potter Wasp in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in December to August, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see an Orange-Tailed Potter Wasp?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Tailed Potter Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see an Orange-Tailed Potter Wasp?
Only Brisbane, in our data
Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Orange-Tailed Potter Wasp sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Orange-Tailed Potter Wasp sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-Tailed Potter Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (29 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.