Red-Headed Polybia Wasp

Red-Headed Polybia Wasp

Polybia ruficeps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cordoba

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

24 Verified sightings at Cordoba
8 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mendoza 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
2 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
4 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
5 Santiago 🇨🇱 Chile
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Red-Headed Polybia Wasp in Cordoba?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Headed Polybia Wasp sighting in Cordoba on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 25th most-seen of the 111 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Red-Headed Polybia Wasp in Cordoba?

March and November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Headed Polybia Wasp in Cordoba on a given day, against under 5% in July to September, the lowest months. Those are among Cordoba's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see a Red-Headed Polybia Wasp?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Headed Polybia Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Cordoba the best place to see a Red-Headed Polybia Wasp?

4th of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Red-Headed Polybia Wasp sightings, Cordoba ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Mendoza (Argentina, about 20%), Fortaleza (Brazil, about 20%) and Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 10%).

Where does the Red-Headed Polybia Wasp sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Red-Headed Polybia Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Cordoba (24 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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