Brachymelecta californica
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Brachymelecta californica, also known as the California digger-cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae, found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a California Digger-Cuckoo Bee sighting in San Francisco on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 356th most-seen of the 737 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 California Digger-Cuckoo Bee in San Francisco on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most California Digger-Cuckoo Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate California Digger-Cuckoo Bee sightings, San Francisco ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Phoenix (United States, about 10%), Mesa (United States, about 10%) and Los Angeles (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the California Digger-Cuckoo Bee that you can see in San Francisco (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Black-Tailed Bumble Bee (about 10%), Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee (about 10%) and Valley Carpenter Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the California Digger-Cuckoo Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in San Francisco (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.
