Agapostemon melliventris
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 84 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 189th most-seen of the 851 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee in Los Angeles on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
6th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee sightings, Los Angeles ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Las Vegas (United States, about 10%), Mesa (United States, about 10%) and Torreón (México, about 10%).
Same family: Halictidae
The closest relatives of the Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee that you can see in Los Angeles (family Halictidae, Sweat Bees) are Ligated Furrow Bee (about 10%) and Tripartite Sweat Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Angeles (84 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.
