Megachile xylocopoides
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Megachile xylocopoides, the carpenter-mimic leafcutter bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Smith in 1853 and named for its superficial similarity to the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa Its range is the United States from eastern Texas to southeast Pennsylvania. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter Bee sighting in Philadelphia on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 510th most-seen of the 632 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter Bee in Philadelphia on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter Bee sightings, Philadelphia ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Houston (United States, about 10%), Orlando (United States, under 5%) and Washington (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Philadelphia (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.
