Agapostemon virescens
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Agapostemon virescens, the bicolored striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. It is found in North America, and is the official bee of the city of Toronto. Like other species in its genus, A. virescens nests underground, in aggregations wherein multiple females share a single burrow. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee sighting in Toronto on a given day, based on 714 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 1689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee in Toronto on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee sightings, Toronto ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Boston (United States, about 20%) and Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Toronto (714 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.
