Xylocopa frontalis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Xylocopa frontalis, also known by its common name ridge-browed carpenter, is a species of carpenter bee (genus Xylocopa). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Xylocopa frontalis sighting in São Luís on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 34th most-seen of the 93 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, July–August and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Xylocopa frontalis in São Luís on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xylocopa frontalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Xylocopa frontalis sightings, São Luís ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Salvador (Brazil, about 20%).
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Xylocopa frontalis that you can see in São Luís (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Brauer's Stingless Bee (about 30%), Black Orchid Bee (about 20%) and Belted Orchid Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xylocopa frontalis is recorded against all the insects logged in São Luís (13 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.
