Macropis europaea
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Macropis europaea is a species of insect belonging to the family Melittidae. It is native to Europe. Macropis europaea has a mutualistic relationship with the yellow loosestrife. It uses its floral oil to line the nest and keep it waterproof since the yellow loosestrife is found in wetlands.
This bee is on the wing between July and September. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a European Yellow Loosestrife Bee sighting in Munich on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 334th most-seen of the 521 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.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Yellow Loosestrife Bee in Munich on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. Those are among Munich's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 60 mm in February.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most European Yellow Loosestrife 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.
5th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate European Yellow Loosestrife Bee sightings, Munich ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Hamburg (Germany, about 10%), Warsaw (Poland, about 10%) and Helsinki (Finland, about 10%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the European Yellow Loosestrife Bee that you can see in Munich (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Common Carder Bumble Bee (about 20%), European Orchard Bee (about 10%) and European Hornet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the European Yellow Loosestrife Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Munich (7 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.
