Lithurgopsis apicalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lithurgopsis apicalis, the orange-tipped woodborer, is a species of woodborer bee in the family Megachilidae. Adults commonly visit flowers of Cactaceae, Malvaceae, and Asteraceae, with nests built in stalks of Agave. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Tipped Woodborer sighting in Mesa on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 178th most-seen of the 232 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Tipped Woodborer in Mesa on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months. Those are among Mesa's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Tipped Woodborer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Orange-Tipped Woodborer sightings, Mesa ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Denver (United States, about 10%) and Phoenix (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Orange-Tipped Woodborer that you can see in Mesa (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Valley Carpenter Bee (about 20%), Southern Fire Ant (about 20%) and Dark Rover Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-Tipped Woodborer is recorded against all the insects logged in Mesa (8 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.
