Andrena milwaukeensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Andrena milwaukeensis, or the Milwaukee miner bee, is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Milwaukee Mining Bee sighting in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, based on 87 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 105th most-seen of the 672 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.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Milwaukee Mining Bee in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, 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 noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Milwaukee Mining 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 8 cities where we can rate Milwaukee Mining Bee sightings, Minneapolis [Saint Paul] ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Calgary (Canada, about 10%).
Same genus: Andrena
The closest relatives of the Milwaukee Mining Bee that you can see in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (genus Andrena, Mining Bees) are Hairy-Banded Mining Bee (about 10%), Wilke's Mining Bee (about 10%) and Dunning's Miner (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Milwaukee Mining Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (87 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.
