Melecta luctuosa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Melecta luctuosa, also known as square-spotted mourning bee, is a species of bee within the family Apidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Square-Spotted Mourning Bee sighting in Munich on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 272nd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Square-Spotted Mourning Bee in Munich on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Only Munich, in our data
Munich is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Square-Spotted Mourning Bee sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Square-Spotted Mourning Bee that you can see in Munich (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Common Carder Bumble Bee (about 20%), Early Bumble Bee (about 10%) and Red-Tailed Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Square-Spotted Mourning Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Munich (14 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.
