Agapostemon melliventris
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Agapostemon melliventris, the honey-tailed striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee sighting in Torreón on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 88 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee in Torreón on a given day, against under 5% in September and December–May, the lowest months. Those are among Torreón's wettest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in April.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee sightings, Torreón ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Las Vegas (United States, about 10%) and Mesa (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Torreón (19 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.
