Parapolybia nodosa
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Parapolybia nodosa is a species of paper wasp in the family Vespidae, that was described by Jacobus van der Vecht in 1966. It is recorded from Hong Kong and other parts of tropical Asia, where it builds nests in urban and forested habitats. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xiuying District | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Zhuhai [Macau] | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Parapolybia nodosa sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 52 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 98th most-seen of the 557 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Parapolybia nodosa in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in November to February, the lowest months. Those are among Tuen Mun's wettest months, with about 260 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 Parapolybia nodosa sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Parapolybia nodosa sightings, Tuen Mun ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Xiuying District (China, about 20%).
Same genus: Parapolybia
The closest relatives of the Parapolybia nodosa that you can see in Tuen Mun (genus Parapolybia, Lesser Paper Wasps) are Parapolybia varia (about 10%) and Parapolybia indica (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Parapolybia nodosa is recorded against all the insects logged in Tuen Mun (52 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.
