Xylocopa fenestrata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Xylocopa fenestrata, or Xylocopa (Ctenoxylocopa) fenestrata, is a species of carpenter bee. It is widely distributed in Asian countries and very few African countries such as Madagascar, Seychelles and Réunion. It is considered as a pest of timber and bamboo, but is also a valuable pollinator. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Windowed Carpenter sighting in Mumbai on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 243rd most-seen of the 362 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–May, July–August and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Windowed Carpenter in Mumbai on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, June and September–November, the lowest months. Those are among Mumbai's wettest months, with about 290 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Windowed Carpenter sightings, Mumbai ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Chennai (India, about 10%), Pune (India, about 10%) and New Delhi (India, under 5%).
Same genus: Xylocopa
The closest relatives of the Windowed Carpenter that you can see in Mumbai (genus Xylocopa, Large Carpenter Bees) are Slender-Scaped Carpenter Bee (about 10%) and Golden-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Windowed Carpenter is recorded against all the insects logged in Mumbai (10 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.
