Florentine Woolcarder Bee

Florentine Woolcarder Bee

Anthidium florentinum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Budapest

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

42 Verified sightings at Budapest
39 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Florentine Woolcarder Bee

Anthidium florentinum, one of several European wool carder bees, is a territorial species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bees. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Athens 🇬🇷 Greece
~20%
2 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~20%
3 Ankara 🇹🇷 Turkey
~20%
4 Valencia 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
5 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~20%
6 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
7 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
8 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
9 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
10 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Florentine Woolcarder Bee in Budapest?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Florentine Woolcarder Bee sighting in Budapest on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 44th most-seen of the 404 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Florentine Woolcarder Bee in Budapest?

June and July

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Florentine Woolcarder Bee in Budapest on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Florentine Woolcarder Bee?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Florentine Woolcarder Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Budapest the best place to see a Florentine Woolcarder Bee?

Among the best

Of the 22 cities where we can rate Florentine Woolcarder Bee sightings, Budapest ranks 6th at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Athens (Greece, about 20%), Turin (Italy, about 20%) and Ankara (Turkey, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Florentine Woolcarder Bee live in Budapest?

Same family: Megachilidae

The closest relatives of the Florentine Woolcarder Bee that you can see in Budapest (family Megachilidae, Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees) are European Orchard Bee (about 20%), Sculptured Resin Bee (about 10%) and Red Mason Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Florentine Woolcarder Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Florentine Woolcarder Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Budapest (42 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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