Fork-Tailed Flower Bee

Fork-Tailed Flower Bee

Anthophora furcata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Munich

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

5 Verified sightings at Munich
June Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
2 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
3 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
4 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
5 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Fork-Tailed Flower Bee in Munich?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-Tailed Flower Bee sighting in Munich on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 445th 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.

When is the best time to see a Fork-Tailed Flower Bee in Munich?

June

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-Tailed Flower Bee in Munich on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Munich's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 60 mm in February.

Is Munich the best place to see a Fork-Tailed Flower Bee?

5th of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Fork-Tailed Flower Bee sightings, Munich ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Warsaw (Poland, about 10%), London (United Kingdom, under 5%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Fork-Tailed Flower Bee live in Munich?

Same genus: Anthophora

The closest relatives of the Fork-Tailed Flower Bee that you can see in Munich (genus Anthophora, Common Digger Bees) are Anthophora aestivalis (about 10%) and Hairy-Footed Flower Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Fork-Tailed Flower Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Fork-Tailed Flower Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Munich (5 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.

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