What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-Banded Scoliid Wasp in Tokyo?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Banded Scoliid Wasp sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 70 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 186th most-seen of the 1013 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.
When is the best time to see a Yellow-Banded Scoliid Wasp in Tokyo?
May to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Banded Scoliid Wasp in Tokyo on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Yellow-Banded Scoliid Wasp?
Only Tokyo, in our data
Tokyo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Yellow-Banded Scoliid Wasp sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Yellow-Banded Scoliid Wasp sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Banded Scoliid Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Tokyo (70 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.