What are the chances of seeing a Xylocopa artifex in Buenos Aires?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Xylocopa artifex sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 358th most-seen of the 558 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.
When is the best time to see a Xylocopa artifex in Buenos Aires?
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylocopa artifex in Buenos Aires on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Xylocopa artifex?
Only Buenos Aires, in our data
Buenos Aires is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Xylocopa artifex sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Xylocopa artifex live in Buenos Aires?
Same genus: Xylocopa
The closest relatives of the Xylocopa artifex that you can see in Buenos Aires (genus Xylocopa, Large Carpenter Bees) are Xylocopa augusti (about 10%) and Xylocopa frontalis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Xylocopa artifex sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xylocopa artifex is recorded against all the insects logged in Buenos Aires (14 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.