Campsomeriella thoracica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Campsomeriella thoracica is a species of scarab parasitoid wasp that has been recorded in the Middle East, Mediterranean, and Sub-Saharan Africa. This species exhibits significant Sexual dimorphism. The female's body is a reflective black colour, with two smoky, iridescent pairs of wings. She is between 17 and 22 mm long. She has six legs, and the hind legs are remarkably large, with tough bristles resembling spikes pointing at a downwards angle from the body. The thorax is distinguishable, as it is covered in soft, ginger hair which leads to the common mistaken identity of a bee. On her head is a pair of orange and large compound eyes and three small ocelli, only detecting change in light. She possesses a pair of large, powerful but relatively blunt sickle-shaped mandibles. The compound eyes are well-developed giving the wasp a large field of view. Her antennas are short, and relatively thick. The stinger is 1 mm long.
The Male is very bee-like. His body has an overall grey colour, as opposed to the female's jet-black. His abdomen's patterning consists of alternating reddish-orange and black stripes, typical of many wasps, while western populations... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Campsomeriella thoracica sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 210th most-seen of the 264 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Campsomeriella thoracica in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and July–December, the lowest months. Those are among Tel Aviv's wettest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
7th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Campsomeriella thoracica sightings, Tel Aviv ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Dammam (Saudi Arabia, about 50%), Manama (Bahrain, about 30%) and Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates, about 30%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Campsomeriella thoracica that you can see in Tel Aviv (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Pubescent Carpenter Bee (about 30%), Oriental Hornet (about 10%) and Blue-Eyed Ensign Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Campsomeriella thoracica is recorded against all the insects logged in Tel Aviv (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.
