Xylocopa appendiculata
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Xylocopa appendiculata is a species of carpenter bee in the family Apidae. It originates from eastern Asia and was first found in the United States in 2013. Wikipedia →
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Appendiculate Carpenter Bee sighting in Gwangju on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 20 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Appendiculate Carpenter Bee in Gwangju on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, September and November, the lowest months. March and December–January have too few records to rate.
3rd of 17
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Appendiculate Carpenter Bee sightings, Gwangju ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Daejeon (South Korea, about 30%) and Hiroshima (Japan, about 20%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Appendiculate Carpenter Bee that you can see in Gwangju (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Japanese Wood Ant (about 40%), Yellow-Legged Hornet (about 30%) and Japanese Carpenter Ant (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Appendiculate Carpenter Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Gwangju (5 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.
