Xylocopa frontalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Xylocopa frontalis, also known by its common name ridge-browed carpenter, is a species of carpenter bee (genus Xylocopa). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylocopa frontalis sighting in Niterói on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 46 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Xylocopa frontalis in Niterói on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and July–November, the lowest months. That is one of Niterói's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 230 mm in December.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xylocopa frontalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Xylocopa frontalis sightings, Niterói ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Salvador (Brazil, about 20%), São Luís (Brazil, about 20%) and Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Xylocopa frontalis that you can see in Niterói (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Spiny-Legged Stingless Bee (about 20%), Narrow Stingless Bee (about 20%) and Belted Orchid Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xylocopa frontalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Niterói (6 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.
