Polistes olivaceus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Polistes olivaceus, also known as the yellow oriental paper wasp or Macao paper wasp, is a species of paper wasp. In the Cook Islands, it is known in English simply as the yellow paper wasp, while its Cook Island Maori name is "Rango Patia" or other variation depending on the island. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 488th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months. Those are among Hong Kong's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in December.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp sightings, Hong Kong ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Hanoi (Vietnam, about 40%), Dhaka (Bangladesh, about 30%) and Tuen Mun (China, about 10%).
Same genus: Polistes
The closest relatives of the Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp that you can see in Hong Kong (genus Polistes, Umbrella Paper Wasps) are Giant Brown Paper Wasp (about 10%) and Polistes japonicus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (18 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.
