Xylocopa aestuans
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Xylocopa aestuans, or Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aestuans, is a species of carpenter bee. It is widely distributed in Southeast Asia. It is a large bee, measuring more than 20mm in length. Historically, Xylocopa pubescens has sometimes been treated as a subspecies of aestuans. The two taxa have different distributions, with X. aestuans restricted to Southeast Asia, while X. pubescens occurs throughout most of Africa and eastward as far as the entire region of South Asia. There are also very clear, but subtle differences in the morphology of females and males. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-Cheeked Carpenter sighting in Surakarta on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 16th most-seen of the 22 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-Cheeked Carpenter in Surakarta on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and December–April, the lowest months. Those are among Surakarta's driest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against 350 mm in January.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate White-Cheeked Carpenter sightings, Surakarta has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Denpasar (Indonesia, about 20%) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-Cheeked Carpenter is recorded against all the insects logged in Surakarta (5 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.
