Agenioideus cinctellus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Agenioideus cinctellus is a spider wasp of the subfamily Pompilinae with a Palearctic distribution. A. cinctellus is a relatively small species of spider wasp being 6–8 mm long. The abdomen is mainly black in colour but the rest of the body is very variable and the legs may vary from whitish to reddish brown, some specimens have spots on the tibia of the hind. There is often an oval spot on the inner edge of the eye.
This species prefers dry habitats and sandy soils. It can be seen searching for prey on vertical surfaces such as old walls. The species has been found on unstable clay under-cliffs on the Dorset coast. In Britain, the flight period is normally June to August but occasionally adults emerge as early as late May.
The main prey species are small jumping spiders of the family Salticidae, but members of the family Thomisidae will occasionally be used. This wasp will also hunt spiders found on vertical or nearly vertical planes, such as cliffs, walls and the overturned root plates of wind thrown trees.
This wasp uses a wide range of natural cavities for nesting, but will also utilise the abandoned burrows of other aculeate hymenoptera... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Agenioideus cinctellus sighting in Warsaw on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 413th most-seen of the 580 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Agenioideus cinctellus in Warsaw on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Only Warsaw, in our data
Warsaw is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Agenioideus cinctellus sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Agenioideus cinctellus is recorded against all the insects logged in Warsaw (16 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.
