Bombus nevadensis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Bombus nevadensis, the Nevada bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee. It is native to North America, where it occurs from Alaska to California in the west, and east to Wisconsin, and in Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Nevada Bumble Bee sighting in Calgary on a given day, based on 387 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 256 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.
June to August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Nevada Bumble Bee in Calgary on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, the lowest months. Those are among Calgary's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nevada Bumble Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Nevada Bumble Bee sightings, Calgary has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Edmonton (Canada, about 10%) and Denver (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the Nevada Bumble Bee that you can see in Calgary (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Hunt's Bumble Bee (about 30%), Red-Belted Bumble Bee (about 20%) and Perplexing Bumble Bee (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nevada Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Calgary (387 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.
