Amegilla pulchra
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Amegilla pulchra or Amegilla (Zonamegilla) pulchra is a species of digger bee. It is native to Australia. It was described in 1854 by English entomologist Frederick Smith, and redescribed by Remko Leys, Michael Batley and Katja Hogendoorn in 2017.
The body length of the species is 12–14 mm, forewing length 8–9 mm. It has ivory face marks and bands of pale blue or white fur on the tergites. The species occurs in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria, mainly east of the Great Dividing Range, and is thought to have been introduced to Fiji.
The adults are flying mellivores with sedentary larvae. They nest gregariously in soil burrows, in mortar between bricks, and in mud-bricks. Females are attracted to old nests. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Hypochaeris, Ipomoea, Leptospermum and Solanum species. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Amegilla pulchra sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 297th most-seen of the 742 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.
January and February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amegilla pulchra in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in March to December, the lowest months. Those are among Sydney's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in September.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Amegilla pulchra sightings, Sydney has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Brisbane (Australia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amegilla pulchra is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (24 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.
