Pimpla rufipes
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Pimpla rufipes, the black slip wasp, is a species of wasp belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. It is distributed across Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. The species Pimpla rufipes has several synonyms, which include Pimpla hypochondriaca and Pimpla instigator.
This species can be found in the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Azores, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madeira Islands, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Slip Wasp sighting in Manchester on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 194th most-seen of the 458 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black Slip Wasp in Manchester on a given day, against under 5% in December to June, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Black Slip Wasp sightings, Manchester has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Birmingham (United Kingdom, under 5%) and London (United Kingdom, under 5%).
Same family: Ichneumonidae
The closest relatives of the Black Slip Wasp that you can see in Manchester (family Ichneumonidae, Ichneumonid Wasps) are Ichneumon stramentor (about 10%), Toothed Tiger Ichneumon (about 10%) and Ichneumon xanthorius (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Slip Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Manchester (18 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.
