Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Porto Alegre

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

15 Verified sightings at Porto Alegre
May Best month

About the Xylocopa augusti

Xylocopa augusti is a species of carpenter bee. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santiago 🇨🇱 Chile
~40%
2 Mendoza 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
3 Montevideo 🇺🇾 Uruguay
~20%
4 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
5 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
7 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Xylocopa augusti in Porto Alegre?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylocopa augusti sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 91st 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Xylocopa augusti in Porto Alegre?

May and July

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Xylocopa augusti in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in March, August and November–January, the lowest months.

Is Porto Alegre the best place to see a Xylocopa augusti?

7th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Xylocopa augusti sightings, Porto Alegre ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Santiago (Chile, about 40%), Mendoza (Argentina, about 20%) and Montevideo (Uruguay, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Xylocopa augusti live in Porto Alegre?

Same genus: Xylocopa

The closest relatives of the Xylocopa augusti that you can see in Porto Alegre (genus Xylocopa, Large Carpenter Bees) are Xylocopa frontalis (about 10%) and Xylocopa nigrocincta (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Xylocopa augusti sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Xylocopa augusti is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto Alegre (15 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.

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