Sceliphron curvatum
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Sceliphron curvatum, commonly known as the Asian mud-dauber wasp, is an insect in the genus Sceliphron of the wasp family Sphecidae. Like all wasps of this genus, it is a solitary species and builds nests out of mud. S. curvatum is native to some regions of Asia and invasive to Europe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Mud-Dauber Wasp sighting in Kyiv on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 160th most-seen of the 753 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.
March–April and June–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Mud-Dauber Wasp in Kyiv on a given day, against under 5% in May and November–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Mud-Dauber Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 31 cities where we can rate Asian Mud-Dauber Wasp sightings, Kyiv ranks 7th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Essen (Germany, about 10%) and Berlin (Germany, about 10%).
Same family: Sphecidae
The closest relatives of the Asian Mud-Dauber Wasp that you can see in Kyiv (family Sphecidae, Thread-waisted Wasps) are Golden Digger Wasp (about 10%) and Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Mud-Dauber Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Kyiv (32 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.
