Lestrimelitta limao
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Lestrimelitta limao is a neotropical eusocial bee species found in Brazil and Panama and is part of the Apidae family. It is a species of stingless bees that practices obligate nest robbing. They have never been spotted foraging from flowers, an observation that supports their raiding behavior. Because of their lack of hind corbiculae, they must raid to obtain enough protein in their diet in the form of pollen and nectar. Lestrimelitta limao secrete a lemon-scented alarm allomone, from which they receive their name, in order to conduct successful raids. L. limao are hypothesized to produce poisonous honey that is toxic if consumed by humans. Because robber bees are so rare and difficult to observe, there is a limited scope of information available.
Lestrimelitta limao is part of the Apidae family, which consists of bumble bees, euglossines, honey bees, and stingless bees. This species is within the tribe Meliponini. L. limao usually visit the nests of the same family, most notably, Trigona.
The Lestrimelitta limao species is divided into the workers, males and queens within each colony. Males are about the same size... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brazilian Robber Bee sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 615th most-seen of the 832 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 Brazilian Robber Bee in São Paulo on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only São Paulo, in our data
São Paulo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Brazilian Robber Bee sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Brazilian Robber Bee that you can see in São Paulo (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Narrow Stingless Bee (about 20%), Spiny-Legged Stingless Bee (about 20%) and Nannotrigona testaceicornis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brazilian Robber Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (7 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.
