Xylocopa sulcatipes
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Xylocopa sulcatipes is a large Arabian carpenter bee. These multivoltine bees take part in social nesting and cooperative nesting. They are metasocial carpenter bees that nest in thin dead branches. One or more cooperating females build many brood cells. They have been extensively studied in Saudi Arabia and Israel.
X. sulcatipes is part of the subfamily Xylocopinae within the hymenopteran family Apidae. Xylocopinae is divided into four tribes: Allodapini, Ceratinini, Xylocopini, and Manueliini. The genus Xylocopa, composed of large carpenter bees, consists of about 469 species in 31–51 subgenera, and the species are found throughout the world. X. sulcatipes is part of the subgenus Ctenoxylocopa.
X. sulcatipes differs from other Arabian carpenter bees. Females are distinguishable by the presence of black pubescence (short matted hairs) on the face and the back side of the mesosoma. The mesoscutellum, or female middle body shield, does not extend over the metanotum, or middle thorax. The apical margin, the lower part of the abdomen, is rounded instead of squared off. They have a plate on their pygidium, their lowermost... Wikipedia →
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Xylocopa sulcatipes sighting in Dubai on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 54 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Xylocopa sulcatipes in Dubai on a given day, against under 5% in August and November–December, the lowest months.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Xylocopa sulcatipes sightings, Dubai ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xylocopa sulcatipes is recorded against all the insects logged in Dubai (27 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.
