Agapostemon melliventris
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Agapostemon melliventris, the honey-tailed striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee sighting in Phoenix on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 50th most-seen of the 264 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee in Phoenix on a given day, against under 5% in January and February, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat 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.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee sightings, Phoenix ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Las Vegas (United States, about 10%), Mesa (United States, about 10%) and Torreón (México, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Phoenix (50 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.
