Eulaema cingulata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Eulaema cingulata is a large-bodied black and orange corbiculate bee in the genus Eulaema. It is characterized by its size and flashy orange segments of its metastoma. Unlike other Eulaema, E. cingulata has white markings on its face. Specifically, T1 andT3 are black while T2 and T4 through T7 are cream or slightly orange in color. These bees are easily mistaken for bumblebees (Bombus spp.). However, they are actually members of the Euglossini, or orchid bees. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 8 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Belted Orchid Bee sighting in São Luís on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 70th most-seen of the 93 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.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Belted Orchid Bee in São Luís on a given day, against under 5% in March–June, October and December, the lowest months. That is one of São Luís's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain against 15 mm in October.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Belted Orchid 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.
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Belted Orchid Bee sightings, São Luís ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cali (Colombia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Belted Orchid Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in São Luís (6 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.
