Alder Wood Wasp

Alder Wood Wasp

Xiphydria camelus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Helsinki

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

5 Verified sightings at Helsinki
July Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Alder Wood Wasp in Helsinki?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Alder Wood Wasp sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 732nd most-seen of the 838 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Alder Wood Wasp in Helsinki?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Alder Wood Wasp in Helsinki on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Where else can you see an Alder Wood Wasp?

Only Helsinki, in our data

Helsinki is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Alder Wood Wasp sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Alder Wood Wasp live in Helsinki?

Same order: Hymenoptera

The closest relatives of the Alder Wood Wasp that you can see in Helsinki (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Tree Bumble Bee (about 20%), Common Carder Bumble Bee (about 20%) and Red-Tailed Bumble Bee (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Alder Wood Wasp sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Alder Wood Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (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.

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