Megachile willughbiella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Megachile willughbiella, Willughby's leaf-cutter bee is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by the English entomologist William Kirby in 1802; he named it in honour of the ornithologist Francis Willughby. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Willughby's Leafcutter Bee sighting in Cologne on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 200th most-seen of the 235 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Willughby's Leafcutter Bee in Cologne on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Willughby's Leafcutter Bee sightings, Cologne ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Warsaw (Poland, about 10%).
Same family: Megachilidae
The closest relatives of the Willughby's Leafcutter Bee that you can see in Cologne (family Megachilidae, Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees) are European Orchard Bee (about 10%), Red Mason Bee (about 10%) and European Woolcarder Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Willughby's Leafcutter Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Cologne (5 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.
