Blue-Phacelia Miner silhouette

Silhouette: Sam Droege (photo) and T. Michael Keesey (vectorization) · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Los Angeles

In 3 days ~10%

14 Verified sightings at Los Angeles
March Best month

About the Blue-Phacelia Miner

Andrena palpalis is a species of mining bees in the family Andrenidae. It is found in Central America and North America. 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 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-Phacelia Miner in Los Angeles?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Phacelia Miner sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 568th most-seen of the 851 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Blue-Phacelia Miner in Los Angeles?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Phacelia Miner in Los Angeles on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Where else can you see a Blue-Phacelia Miner?

Only Los Angeles, in our data

Los Angeles is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blue-Phacelia Miner sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Blue-Phacelia Miner sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blue-Phacelia Miner is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Angeles (14 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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