Xylocopa dejeanii
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Xylocopa dejeanii, or Xylocopa (Zonohirsuta) dejeanii, is a species of carpenter bee. It is widely distributed in Asian countries. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Carpenter Bee sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 47 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 122nd 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.
March–June and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Carpenter Bee in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in November to January, the lowest months. Those are among Tuen Mun's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Collared Carpenter 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.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Collared Carpenter Bee sightings, Tuen Mun has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Hong Kong (China, about 10%) and Guangzhou (China, about 10%).
Same genus: Xylocopa
The closest relatives of the Collared Carpenter Bee that you can see in Tuen Mun (genus Xylocopa, Large Carpenter Bees) are Green-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter (about 10%), Pale-Thorax Carpenter Bee (about 10%) and Bronze-Winged Bamboo-Carpenter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Collared Carpenter Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Tuen Mun (47 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.
