Bombus morio
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Bombus morio is one of the few bumblebee species found in South America. These bees reside mainly in the forests of Brazil, nesting on the surface of the ground. They are one of the biggest species of bumblebee and are important pollinators. They are one of the few species of bees that exhibit buzz pollination to collect pollen from the flowers.
In South America, most of the bumble bees are distributed among the Andes mountains and in temperate regions, with a few species being observed in the warmer lowlands. Out of these bumble bees, only six are known to exist within Brazil, and they all belong in the same subgenus of Fervidobombus. Five of these six are very closely related, but the sixth, the Bombus morio, belong to a distinctive clade. Phylogenetic analysis has shown that the Bombus morio, are exclusively distinct.
There are known to be around 250 Bombus species. Most of these species occur in the northern climate zones of America and Eurasia. Only a few species reside in the southernregions, and one those is the Bombus morio. These bees are dependent on the forest, and reside in temperate regions of Brazil.
They reside in the mid-lands... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bombus morio sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 196th most-seen of the 226 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.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bombus morio in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in May–September and November–March, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Bombus morio sightings, Porto Alegre ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bombus morio is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto Alegre (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.
