Rothney's Paper Wasp

Rothney's Paper Wasp

Polistes rothneyi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sendai

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

6 Verified sightings at Sendai
34 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Rothney's Paper Wasp

Polistes rothneyi is a species of paper wasp from China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. It is named after the collector George Alexander James Rothney. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Zhengzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%
3 Wuhan 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
6 Changsha 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Tainan 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
8 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
9 Sendai 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
10 Qingdao 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rothney's Paper Wasp in Sendai?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rothney's Paper Wasp sighting in Sendai on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 90th most-seen of the 128 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rothney's Paper Wasp in Sendai?

August and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rothney's Paper Wasp in Sendai on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June, September and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Rothney's Paper Wasp?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rothney's Paper Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Sendai the best place to see a Rothney's Paper Wasp?

9th of 17

Of the 17 cities where we can rate Rothney's Paper Wasp sightings, Sendai ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Zhengzhou (China, about 20%), Taichung (Taiwan, about 20%) and Wuhan (China, about 10%).

Where does the Rothney's Paper Wasp sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rothney's Paper Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Sendai (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.

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