Polistes cavapytiformis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Polistes cavapytiformis sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 226 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Polistes cavapytiformis in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and October, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Polistes cavapytiformis sightings, Porto Alegre has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%).
Same genus: Polistes
The closest relatives of the Polistes cavapytiformis that you can see in Porto Alegre (genus Polistes, Umbrella Paper Wasps) are Variegated Paper Wasp (about 10%), Executioner Paper Wasp (about 10%) and Polistes cinerascens (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Polistes cavapytiformis is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto Alegre (18 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.
