Svastra obliqua
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Svastra obliqua, the sunflower bee, is a species of long-horned bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oblique Longhorn Bee sighting in Phoenix on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 87th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Oblique Longhorn Bee in Phoenix on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. That is one of Phoenix's driest months, with almost no rain against 35 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oblique Longhorn Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Oblique Longhorn Bee sightings, Phoenix has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sacramento (United States, about 10%) and Dallas (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Oblique Longhorn Bee that you can see in Phoenix (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are California Digger Bee (about 10%), Valley Carpenter Bee (about 10%) and Sonoran Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oblique Longhorn Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Phoenix (27 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.
