Melissodes desponsus
In 3 days ~10%
Melissodes desponsus, the eastern thistle longhorn bee, is a species of long-horned bee in the family Apidae. The bees are active in mid-to-late-summer. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee sighting in New York City on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 978th most-seen of the 1623 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee in New York City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee sightings, New York City ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Toronto (Canada, about 10%), Montreal (Canada, under 5%) and Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in New York City (11 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.
