Pleistodontes froggatti
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Pleistodontes froggatti is a species of fig wasp that is native to Australia. It has an obligate mutualism with the Moreton Bay fig, Ficus macrophylla, the species it pollinates. Outside Australia, populations have become established in Hawaii (where it was deliberately introduced) and New Zealand, where it was either accidentally introduced or arrived by long-distance dispersal.
Pleistodontes froggatti is a small wasp. Females are 3.0–3.4 mm (0.12–0.13 in) long with black, brown and reddish brown bodies. Males are 1.5 mm (0.059 in) in length, with yellow and orange bodies. The specific epithet, froggatti, is in honour of Australian entomologist W. W. Froggatt. The first account of the species' biology was written by Froggatt in 1901, who imperfectly identified it as Pleistodontes imperialis. Austrian entomologist Gustav Mayr re-described the species in 1906 and named it in honour of Froggatt.
Figs have an obligate mutualism with fig wasps, (Agaonidae); figs are only pollinated by fig wasps, and fig wasps can only reproduce in fig flowers. Pleistodontes froggatti can only reproduce in the syconia of its host species, the Moreton... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Moreton Bay Fig Wasp sighting in San Diego on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 262nd most-seen of the 693 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Moreton Bay Fig Wasp in San Diego on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Moreton Bay Fig Wasp sightings, San Diego ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Auckland (New Zealand, under 5%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Moreton Bay Fig Wasp that you can see in San Diego (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee (about 20%), Tripartite Sweat Bee (about 10%) and Sonoran Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Moreton Bay Fig Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in San Diego (53 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.
