Melissodes bimaculatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Melissodes bimaculatus, the two-spotted longhorn, is a species of long-horned bee in the family Apidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Longhorn Bee sighting in Detroit on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 268 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.
July and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Longhorn Bee in Detroit on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Two-Spotted Longhorn 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 14 cities where we can rate Two-Spotted Longhorn Bee sightings, Detroit ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, about 10%) and Dallas (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Two-Spotted Longhorn Bee that you can see in Detroit (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Common Eastern Bumble Bee (about 30%), Eastern Carpenter Bee (about 20%) and Brown-Belted 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 Longhorn Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Detroit (41 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.
