Brachymelecta californica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Brachymelecta californica, also known as the California digger-cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae, found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a California Digger-Cuckoo Bee sighting in Mesa on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 232 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.
March–May and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a California Digger-Cuckoo Bee in Mesa on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and November–February, the lowest months. Those are among Mesa's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most California Digger-Cuckoo Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate California Digger-Cuckoo Bee sightings, Mesa ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Phoenix (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the California Digger-Cuckoo Bee that you can see in Mesa (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Valley Carpenter Bee (about 20%), California Digger Bee (about 10%) and Sonoran Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the California Digger-Cuckoo Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Mesa (24 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.
