What are the chances of seeing a Chalybion femoratum in Budapest?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chalybion femoratum sighting in Budapest on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 342nd most-seen of the 404 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 a Chalybion femoratum in Budapest?
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chalybion femoratum in Budapest on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Chalybion femoratum?
Only Budapest, in our data
Budapest is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chalybion femoratum sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Chalybion femoratum live in Budapest?
Same family: Sphecidae
The closest relatives of the Chalybion femoratum that you can see in Budapest (family Sphecidae, Thread-waisted Wasps) are Yellow-Legged Mud-Dauber Wasp (about 10%), Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp (about 10%) and Asian Mud-Dauber Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Chalybion femoratum sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chalybion femoratum is recorded against all the insects logged in Budapest (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.