Splay-Footed Carpenter

Splay-Footed Carpenter

Xylocopa valga

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Prague

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

11 Verified sightings at Prague
7 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Splay-Footed Carpenter

Xylocopa valga is a species of carpenter bee common to: western, central and southern Europe, except for far northern latitudes; the Caucasus; Middle East; Central Asia; and Mongolia. The species has become extinct in Latvia and Lithuania. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 Almaty 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
~10%
3 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
4 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
5 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Splay-Footed Carpenter in Prague?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Splay-Footed Carpenter sighting in Prague on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 406th most-seen of the 724 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Splay-Footed Carpenter in Prague?

October

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Splay-Footed Carpenter in Prague on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Splay-Footed Carpenter?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Splay-Footed Carpenter sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Prague the best place to see a Splay-Footed Carpenter?

5th of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Splay-Footed Carpenter sightings, Prague ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Almaty (Kazakhstan, about 10%) and Budapest (Hungary, about 10%).

Where does the Splay-Footed Carpenter sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Splay-Footed Carpenter is recorded against all the insects logged in Prague (11 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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