Arabian Paper Wasp

Arabian Paper Wasp

Polistes wattii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at New Delhi

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

75 Verified sightings at New Delhi
5 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~40%
2 Agra 🇮🇳 India
~30%
3 Tashkent 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
~20%
4 Dubai 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~20%
5 Prayagraj 🇮🇳 India
~20%
6 New Delhi 🇮🇳 India
~20%
7 Ahmedabad 🇮🇳 India
~20%
8 Tehran 🇮🇷 Iran
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Arabian Paper Wasp in New Delhi?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Arabian Paper Wasp sighting in New Delhi on a given day, based on 75 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 25th most-seen of the 174 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Arabian Paper Wasp in New Delhi?

July

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Arabian Paper Wasp in New Delhi on a given day, against about 10% in January–April, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of New Delhi's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against almost none in November.

What time of day is best to see an Arabian Paper Wasp?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Arabian Paper Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is New Delhi the best place to see an Arabian Paper Wasp?

6th of 8

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Arabian Paper Wasp sightings, New Delhi ranks 6th at about 20%. The best odds are in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates, about 40%), Agra (India, about 30%) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan, about 20%).

Where does the Arabian Paper Wasp sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Arabian Paper Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in New Delhi (75 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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