Florentine Woolcarder Bee

Florentine Woolcarder Bee

Anthidium florentinum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Milan

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

53 Verified sightings at Milan
39 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Florentine Woolcarder Bee

Anthidium florentinum, one of several European wool carder bees, is a territorial species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bees. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Athens 🇬🇷 Greece
~20%
2 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~20%
3 Ankara 🇹🇷 Turkey
~20%
4 Valencia 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
5 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~20%
6 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
7 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
8 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
9 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
10 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Florentine Woolcarder Bee in Milan?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Florentine Woolcarder Bee sighting in Milan on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 61st most-seen of the 351 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Florentine Woolcarder Bee in Milan?

July

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Florentine Woolcarder Bee in Milan on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Florentine Woolcarder Bee?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Florentine Woolcarder Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Milan the best place to see a Florentine Woolcarder Bee?

9th of 22

Of the 22 cities where we can rate Florentine Woolcarder Bee sightings, Milan ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Athens (Greece, about 20%), Turin (Italy, about 20%) and Ankara (Turkey, about 20%).

Where does the Florentine Woolcarder Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Florentine Woolcarder Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Milan (53 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.

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