Arabian Paper Wasp

Arabian Paper Wasp

Polistes wattii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Tashkent

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

12 Verified sightings at Tashkent
5 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~40%
2 Agra 🇮🇳 India
~30%
3 Tashkent 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
~20%
4 Dubai 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~20%
5 Prayagraj 🇮🇳 India
~20%
6 New Delhi 🇮🇳 India
~20%
7 Ahmedabad 🇮🇳 India
~20%
8 Tehran 🇮🇷 Iran
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Arabian Paper Wasp in Tashkent?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Arabian Paper Wasp sighting in Tashkent on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 29 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.

When is the best time to see an Arabian Paper Wasp in Tashkent?

March–May and August

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Arabian Paper Wasp in Tashkent on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Arabian Paper Wasp?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Arabian Paper Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Tashkent the best place to see an Arabian Paper Wasp?

3rd of 8

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Arabian Paper Wasp sightings, Tashkent ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates, about 40%) and Agra (India, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Arabian Paper Wasp live in Tashkent?

Same order: Hymenoptera

The closest relatives of the Arabian Paper Wasp that you can see in Tashkent (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Oriental Hornet (about 30%), German Yellowjacket (about 10%) and Messor denticulatus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Arabian Paper Wasp sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Arabian Paper Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Tashkent (12 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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