Agapostemon melliventris
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Agapostemon melliventris, the honey-tailed striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee sighting in Las Vegas on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 35th most-seen of the 111 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee in Las Vegas on a given day, against under 5% in May and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee sightings, Las Vegas has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Mesa (United States, about 10%) and Torreón (México, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Las Vegas (23 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.
