Bombus ardens
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Bombus ardens, also known as the fire-tailed bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee found in Japan and Korea. It was described in 1879 by Frederick Smith in Descriptions of new species of Hymenoptera in the collection of the British museum. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fire-Tailed Bumble Bee sighting in Osaka on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 246th most-seen of the 352 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fire-Tailed Bumble Bee in Osaka on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Fire-Tailed Bumble Bee sightings, Osaka ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Busan (South Korea, about 20%), Sendai (Japan, about 10%) and Seoul (South Korea, about 10%).
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Fire-Tailed Bumble Bee that you can see in Osaka (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Bronze-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter (about 20%), Appendiculate Carpenter Bee (about 20%) and Asian Honey Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fire-Tailed Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Osaka (7 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.
