Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee

Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee

Scaptotrigona bipunctata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Rio de Janeiro

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

8 Verified sightings at Rio de Janeiro
7 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee

Scaptotrigona bipunctata, also called tubuna in Brazil, is a species of eusocial stingless bee in the family Apidae and tribe Meliponini. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee in Rio de Janeiro?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee sighting in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 97th most-seen of the 169 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.

When is the best time to see a Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee in Rio de Janeiro?

May, August and November–February

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–July and September–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Rio de Janeiro the best place to see a Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee sightings, Rio de Janeiro ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in São Paulo (Brazil, about 10%) and Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%).

Where does the Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Rio de Janeiro (8 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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