What are the chances of seeing a Tachysphex terminatus in Toronto?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tachysphex terminatus sighting in Toronto on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1135th most-seen of the 1689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Tachysphex terminatus in Toronto?
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tachysphex terminatus in Toronto on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Where else can you see a Tachysphex terminatus?
Only Toronto, in our data
Toronto is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tachysphex terminatus sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Tachysphex terminatus live in Toronto?
Same family: Crabronidae
The closest relatives of the Tachysphex terminatus that you can see in Toronto (family Crabronidae, Square-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies) are Hump-Backed Beewolf (about 10%), Four-Banded Stink Bug Wasp (about 10%) and Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Tachysphex terminatus sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tachysphex terminatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Toronto (9 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.