Polybia ruficeps
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mendoza | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Headed Polybia Wasp sighting in Fortaleza on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 18th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Headed Polybia Wasp in Fortaleza on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and November–December, the lowest months. Those are among Fortaleza's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against almost none in September.
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.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Red-Headed Polybia Wasp sightings, Fortaleza ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Mendoza (Argentina, about 20%).
Same genus: Polybia
The closest relatives of the Red-Headed Polybia Wasp that you can see in Fortaleza (genus Polybia, Long-waisted Honey Wasps) are Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp (about 30%), Polybia sericea (about 10%) and Polybia ignobilis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Headed Polybia Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Fortaleza (20 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.
