Lithurgopsis apicalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lithurgopsis apicalis, the orange-tipped woodborer, is a species of woodborer bee in the family Megachilidae. Adults commonly visit flowers of Cactaceae, Malvaceae, and Asteraceae, with nests built in stalks of Agave. Wikipedia →
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More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Tipped Woodborer sighting in Phoenix on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 100th most-seen of the 264 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 and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Tipped Woodborer in Phoenix on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months. Those are among Phoenix's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Tipped Woodborer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Orange-Tipped Woodborer sightings, Phoenix ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Denver (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-Tipped Woodborer is recorded against all the insects logged in Phoenix (21 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.
