Xylocopa phalothorax
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-Thorax Carpenter Bee sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 275th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-Thorax Carpenter Bee in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in September to February, the lowest months. Those are among Hong Kong's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in December.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Pale-Thorax Carpenter Bee sightings, Hong Kong ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tuen Mun (China, about 10%).
Same genus: Xylocopa
The closest relatives of the Pale-Thorax Carpenter Bee that you can see in Hong Kong (genus Xylocopa, Large Carpenter Bees) are Green-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter (about 10%) and Collared Carpenter Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale-Thorax Carpenter Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (41 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.
