Polistes sagittarius
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Paper Wasp sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 131st most-seen of the 557 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 August–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Paper Wasp in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in December and January, the lowest months. Those are among Tuen Mun's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in December.
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Of the 7 cities where we can rate Banded Paper Wasp sightings, Tuen Mun has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Zhuhai [Macau] (China, about 10%) and Jakarta (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same genus: Polistes
The closest relatives of the Banded Paper Wasp that you can see in Tuen Mun (genus Polistes, Umbrella Paper Wasps) are Giant Brown Paper Wasp (about 20%), Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp (about 10%) and Tropical Paper Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Paper Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Tuen Mun (38 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.
