Bombus bicoloratus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Bombus bicoloratus is a species of bumblebee. It is native to southeast Asia, where it occurs primarily in southern China and Taiwan. In China, this species is considered an important pollinator of crop and ornamental plants, including Capsicum annum, Helianthus annus, and Hosta ventricosa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bicoloured Bumble Bee sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 195th most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bicoloured Bumble Bee in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in July to February, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bicoloured Bumble Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Taipei, in our data
Taipei is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bicoloured Bumble Bee sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Bicoloured Bumble Bee that you can see in Taipei (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Asian Honey Bee (about 20%), Bronze-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter (about 10%) and Red-Headed Carpenter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bicoloured Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (54 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.
