Vespula consobrina
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Vespula consobrina, commonly known as the blackjacket (not to be confused with Dolichovespula maculata, which is also called “blackjacket”), is a species of stinging wasp in the family Vespidae, which includes multiple cousin species in the northern hemisphere, such as the German yellowjacket and other social wasps. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blackjacket sighting in Calgary on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 203rd most-seen of the 256 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 Blackjacket in Calgary on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blackjacket sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Blackjacket sightings, Calgary ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Montreal (Canada, under 5%), Edmonton (Canada, under 5%) and Vancouver (Canada, under 5%).
Same genus: Vespula
The closest relatives of the Blackjacket that you can see in Calgary (genus Vespula, Ground Yellowjackets) are Western Yellowjacket (about 10%) and Prairie Yellowjacket (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blackjacket is recorded against all the insects logged in Calgary (6 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.
