Polybia plebeja
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Polybia plebeja sighting in Guatemala City on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 34th 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.
January, July and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Polybia plebeja in Guatemala City on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, June, August and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Polybia plebeja sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Polybia plebeja sightings, Guatemala City has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Guadalajara (México, about 10%) and Mexico City (México, under 5%).
Same family: Eumenidae
The closest relatives of the Polybia plebeja that you can see in Guatemala City (family Eumenidae) are Unstable Paper Wasp (about 20%), Executioner Paper Wasp (about 10%) and Hunter's Little Paper Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Polybia plebeja is recorded against all the insects logged in Guatemala City (10 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.
