Bombus nevadensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Bombus nevadensis, the Nevada bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee. It is native to North America, where it occurs from Alaska to California in the west, and east to Wisconsin, and in Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nevada Bumble Bee sighting in Salt Lake City on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 242 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nevada Bumble Bee in Salt Lake City on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–April, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nevada Bumble Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Nevada Bumble Bee sightings, Salt Lake City ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Calgary (Canada, about 20%), Edmonton (Canada, about 10%) and Denver (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the Nevada Bumble Bee that you can see in Salt Lake City (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Hunt's Bumble Bee (about 30%), Brown-Belted Bumble Bee (about 20%) and Golden Northern Bumble Bee (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nevada Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Salt Lake City (25 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.
