Polistes flavus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Polistes flavus, also known as the yellow paper wasp, is a species of paper wasp in the family Vespidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Paper Wasp sighting in Mesa on a given day, based on 22 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Paper Wasp in Mesa on a given day, against under 5% in September–October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Mesa's wettest months, with about 35 mm of rain against almost none in June.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Paper Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Yellow Paper Wasp sightings, Mesa has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Phoenix (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow Paper Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Mesa (22 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.
