Sceliphron madraspatanum
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Chennai

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

13 Verified sightings at Chennai
June Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
3 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%
4 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
7 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
8 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
9 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
~10%
10 Bandung 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sceliphron madraspatanum in Chennai?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sceliphron madraspatanum sighting in Chennai on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 175th most-seen of the 376 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sceliphron madraspatanum in Chennai?

June

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sceliphron madraspatanum in Chennai on a given day, against under 5% in May, September–October and December–March, the lowest months.

Is Chennai the best place to see a Sceliphron madraspatanum?

Among the best

Of the 17 cities where we can rate Sceliphron madraspatanum sightings, Chennai ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Thrissur (India, about 10%), Denpasar (Indonesia, about 10%) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Sceliphron madraspatanum live in Chennai?

Same family: Sphecidae

The closest relatives of the Sceliphron madraspatanum that you can see in Chennai (family Sphecidae, Thread-waisted Wasps) are Oriental Mud-Dauber Wasp (about 10%) and Sphex sericeus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Sceliphron madraspatanum sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sceliphron madraspatanum is recorded against all the insects logged in Chennai (13 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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