Bombus ardens
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Bombus ardens, also known as the fire-tailed bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee found in Japan and Korea. It was described in 1879 by Frederick Smith in Descriptions of new species of Hymenoptera in the collection of the British museum. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fire-Tailed Bumble Bee sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 302nd most-seen of the 1013 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fire-Tailed Bumble Bee in Tokyo on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Fire-Tailed Bumble Bee sightings, Tokyo ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Busan (South Korea, about 20%), Sendai (Japan, about 10%) and Seoul (South Korea, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fire-Tailed Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Tokyo (42 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.
