Golden Digger Wasp

Golden Digger Wasp

Sphex funerarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kharkiv

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

5 Verified sightings at Kharkiv
12 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Golden Digger Wasp

Sphex funerarius, the golden digger wasp, is a species of digger wasp of the family Sphecidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
2 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
3 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
4 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
~10%
5 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
6 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
7 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
8 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Golden Digger Wasp in Kharkiv?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Digger Wasp sighting in Kharkiv on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 235th most-seen of the 289 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Golden Digger Wasp in Kharkiv?

August

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Digger Wasp in Kharkiv on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Golden Digger Wasp?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden Digger Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Kharkiv the best place to see a Golden Digger Wasp?

Among the best

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Golden Digger Wasp sightings, Kharkiv ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Warsaw (Poland, about 10%).

Where does the Golden Digger Wasp sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Golden Digger Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Kharkiv (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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