Anthophora bimaculata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Anthophora bimaculata (also called green-eyed flower bee) is a species of bee. Anthophora bimaculata are 8–9 mm long. The male has narrow light tergite bandages, yellow face and normally hairy middle legs clearly visible in the field. The females are Clypeus yellow, but at the base with 2 large black spots, tergite 4 and 5 gray-yellow tomentose hairs, tergites with light hair ties in the field clearly recognizable. Both genders have olive green complex eyes and one very high, clearly perceptible flight sound. Knowing the habitat of a specimen is important for identifying A. bimaculata.
A. bimaculata have been spotted in North Africa from Morocco to Libya; a report by FRIESE (1915) from Eritrea is questionable. They also live from Portugal through southern, central and eastern Europe, Ukraine and southern Russia to eastern Siberia (Central Baikal) and across Asia Minor and the Caucasus to Iran and Kyrgyzstan; north to Central England (allegedly also recently detected in Ireland), Denmark, Latvia, Kirov; south to Sicily (also on Corsica, no evidence from Sardinia), Albania, Bulgaria (no evidence from Greece, Israel and Iran).
A. Bimaculata live in central... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-Eyed Flower Bee sighting in London on a given day, based on 70 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 390th most-seen of the 1504 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.
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-Eyed Flower Bee in London on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-Eyed Flower Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Green-Eyed Flower Bee sightings, London has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Warsaw (Poland, about 10%) and Barcelona (Spain, under 5%).
Same genus: Anthophora
The closest relatives of the Green-Eyed Flower Bee that you can see in London (genus Anthophora, Common Digger Bees) are Hairy-Footed Flower Bee (about 30%) and Four-Banded Flower Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-Eyed Flower Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in London (70 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.
