What are the chances of seeing an Acamptopoeum submetallicum in Santiago?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Acamptopoeum submetallicum sighting in Santiago on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 25th most-seen of the 173 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Acamptopoeum submetallicum in Santiago?
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Acamptopoeum submetallicum in Santiago on a given day, against under 5% in March to September, the lowest months. That is one of Santiago's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 65 mm in June.
Where else can you see an Acamptopoeum submetallicum?
Only Santiago, in our data
Santiago is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Acamptopoeum submetallicum sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Acamptopoeum submetallicum live in Santiago?
Same family: Andrenidae
The closest relatives of the Acamptopoeum submetallicum that you can see in Santiago (family Andrenidae, Miner, Fairy, Allied Panurgine, and Oxaeine Bees) are Calliopsis trifasciata (about 10%) and Liphanthus sabulosus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Acamptopoeum submetallicum sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Acamptopoeum submetallicum is recorded against all the insects logged in Santiago (46 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.