Mexican Pitted-Stingless Bee

Mexican Pitted-Stingless Bee

Nannotrigona perilampoides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Guatemala City

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

11 Verified sightings at Guatemala City
27 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tegucigalpa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
2 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
3 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Mexican Pitted-Stingless Bee in Guatemala City?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Pitted-Stingless Bee sighting in Guatemala City on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 28th most-seen of the 87 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Mexican Pitted-Stingless Bee in Guatemala City?

February

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Pitted-Stingless Bee in Guatemala City on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and August–November, the lowest months. That is one of Guatemala City's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 240 mm in September.

What time of day is best to see a Mexican Pitted-Stingless Bee?

Between 9 am and noon

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

Is Guatemala City the best place to see a Mexican Pitted-Stingless Bee?

Among the best

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Mexican Pitted-Stingless Bee sightings, Guatemala City ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tegucigalpa (Honduras, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Mexican Pitted-Stingless Bee live in Guatemala City?

Same family: Apidae

The closest relatives of the Mexican Pitted-Stingless Bee that you can see in Guatemala City (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Red-Tailed Stingless Bee (about 50%), Mexican Bumble Bee (about 30%) and Narrow Stingless Bee (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Mexican Pitted-Stingless Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Mexican Pitted-Stingless Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Guatemala City (11 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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