Monobia quadridens
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Monobia quadridens, also known as the four-toothed mason wasp, is a species of solitary potter wasp (subfamily Eumeninae) found in North America. It grows to a wingspan of 18 mm (0.71 in), and feeds on small caterpillars and pollen. Two generations occur per year, with one generation overwintering as pupae.
The abdomen of M. quadridens is entirely black, except for a broad ivory-coloured band on the first tergite. The wingspan is typically 11.0–14.5 mm (0.43–0.57 in) for males, and 14–18 mm (0.55–0.71 in) for females. It closely resembles Euodynerus bidens in size and colouration.
Monobia quadridens has a wide distribution in eastern North America. In Mexico, it is found in the states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo León, while in the United States, it is found from New Mexico, Kansas, and Wisconsin east to the Eastern Seaboard. The occurrence of the species in Canada has been recorded by Buck (2008 https://cjai.biologicalsurvey.ca/bmc_05/pdf/bmc05.pdf) and specimens identified as M. quadridens have been present in Canadian entomological collections for a long time.
Monobia quadridens was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 work... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Four-Toothed Mason Wasp sighting in Chicago on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 281st most-seen of the 978 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Four-Toothed Mason Wasp in Chicago on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Four-Toothed Mason Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
12th of 13
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Four-Toothed Mason Wasp sightings, Chicago ranks 12th at under 5%. The best odds are in Baltimore (United States, about 10%), Boston (United States, about 10%) and Washington (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Eumenidae
The closest relatives of the Four-Toothed Mason Wasp that you can see in Chicago (family Eumenidae) are Northern Paper Wasp (about 10%) and European Paper Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Four-Toothed Mason Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Chicago (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.
