Ropalidia fasciata
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Ropalidia fasciata, a common paper wasp, is a wide-ranging species that is distributed from India to the Lesser Sunda Islands, Palawan, and Ryukyu Islands, occupying the northern edge of Ropalidia's larger distribution. These primitively eusocial wasps are unique in that they do not exhibit the strict matrifilial, single-queen social structure found in many species of social insects. Instead, colonies are founded based on associations between several females, or 'foundresses'.
Ropalidia fasciata belongs to one of the largest wasp taxa. Roughly 180 other species belong to the genus Ropalidia. In discussion, R. fasciata is often grouped with and compared to Ropalidia marginata. R. fasciata was classified by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1804.
R. fasciata appears with a red-brown body with yellow stripes, and some black and yellow markings. The species are variable in color pattern, displaying the black markings to various degrees. Queen-like and worker-like individuals are not morphologically distinguishable, but instead are differentiated based on behavior.
R. fasciata is distributed consistently... Wikipedia →
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ropalidia fasciata sighting in Naha on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 94 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, September and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Ropalidia fasciata in Naha on a given day, against under 5% in January, April, August and October, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Ropalidia fasciata sightings, Naha has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Tainan (Taiwan, about 10%) and Kaohsiung (Taiwan, about 10%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Ropalidia fasciata that you can see in Naha (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Yellow Crazy Ant (about 30%), Okinawa Mud Wasp (about 20%) and Rich Spiny Sugar Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ropalidia fasciata is recorded against all the insects logged in Naha (15 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.
