Five-Spotted Club-Horned Wasp

Five-Spotted Club-Horned Wasp

Sapyga quinquepunctata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at London

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

26 Verified sightings at London
May Best month

About the Five-Spotted Club-Horned Wasp

Sapyga quinquepunctata is a species of sapygid wasp. It is a parasite of mason bees. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
3 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
4 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
5 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Five-Spotted Club-Horned Wasp in London?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Five-Spotted Club-Horned Wasp sighting in London on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 688th most-seen of the 1504 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Five-Spotted Club-Horned Wasp in London?

April and May

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Five-Spotted Club-Horned Wasp in London on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.

Is London the best place to see a Five-Spotted Club-Horned Wasp?

3rd of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Five-Spotted Club-Horned Wasp sightings, London ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, under 5%).

Where does the Five-Spotted Club-Horned Wasp sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Five-Spotted Club-Horned Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in London (26 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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