Hairy-Footed Leafcutter Bee

Hairy-Footed Leafcutter Bee

Megachile lagopoda

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Paris

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

25 Verified sightings at Paris
August Best month

About the Hairy-Footed Leafcutter Bee

Megachile lagopoda is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. 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 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Hairy-Footed Leafcutter Bee in Paris?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hairy-Footed Leafcutter Bee sighting in Paris on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 309th most-seen of the 916 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.

When is the best time to see a Hairy-Footed Leafcutter Bee in Paris?

June to August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hairy-Footed Leafcutter Bee in Paris on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Hairy-Footed Leafcutter Bee?

Only Paris, in our data

Paris is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Hairy-Footed Leafcutter Bee sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Hairy-Footed Leafcutter Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Hairy-Footed Leafcutter Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Paris (25 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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