Appendiculate Carpenter Bee

Appendiculate Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa appendiculata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Osaka

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

143 Verified sightings at Osaka
April Best month

About the Appendiculate Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa appendiculata is a species of carpenter bee in the family Apidae. It originates from eastern Asia and was first found in the United States in 2013. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Daejeon 🇰🇷 South Korea
~30%
2 Hiroshima 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
3 Gwangju 🇰🇷 South Korea
~20%
4 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
5 Dalian 🇨🇳 China
~20%
6 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
7 Fukuoka 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
8 Wuhan 🇨🇳 China
~20%
9 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
10 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Appendiculate Carpenter Bee in Osaka?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Appendiculate Carpenter Bee sighting in Osaka on a given day, based on 143 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 352 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.

When is the best time to see an Appendiculate Carpenter Bee in Osaka?

April

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Appendiculate Carpenter Bee in Osaka on a given day, against under 5% in March and December–January, the lowest months.

Is Osaka the best place to see an Appendiculate Carpenter Bee?

4th of 17

Of the 17 cities where we can rate Appendiculate Carpenter Bee sightings, Osaka ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Daejeon (South Korea, about 30%), Hiroshima (Japan, about 20%) and Gwangju (South Korea, about 20%).

Where does the Appendiculate Carpenter Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Appendiculate Carpenter Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Osaka (143 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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