Melissodes desponsus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Melissodes desponsus, the eastern thistle longhorn bee, is a species of long-horned bee in the family Apidae. The bees are active in mid-to-late-summer. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee sighting in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 342nd most-seen of the 672 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months. That is one of Minneapolis [Saint Paul]'s wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against 20 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee sightings, Minneapolis [Saint Paul] ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Toronto (Canada, about 10%) and Montreal (Canada, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (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.
