Scaptotrigona bipunctata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Scaptotrigona bipunctata, also called tubuna in Brazil, is a species of eusocial stingless bee in the family Apidae and tribe Meliponini. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee sighting in Curitiba on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 159th most-seen of the 177 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.
February–March, July and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee in Curitiba on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–June and August–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee sightings, Curitiba ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in São Paulo (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee that you can see in Curitiba (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Spiny-Legged Stingless Bee (about 30%), Fiebrig's Stingless Bee (about 20%) and Paulista Bumble Bee (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Curitiba (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.
