Megachile lanata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Megachile lanata is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Woolly Wall Bee sighting in Mumbai on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 147th most-seen of the 362 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.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Woolly Wall Bee in Mumbai on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and December–February, the lowest months. That is one of Mumbai's driest months, with about 100 mm of rain against 830 mm in July.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Woolly Wall Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Woolly Wall Bee sightings, Mumbai ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bengaluru (India, about 10%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Woolly Wall Bee that you can see in Mumbai (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Red Dwarf Honey Bee (about 20%), Arboreal Bicolored Slender Ant (about 20%) and Asian Honey Bee (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Woolly Wall Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Mumbai (21 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.
