Common Mourning Bee

Common Mourning Bee

Melecta albifrons

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Warsaw

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

40 Verified sightings at Warsaw
May Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
2 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
5 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
6 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
<5%
7 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
8 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Mourning Bee in Warsaw?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Mourning Bee sighting in Warsaw on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 580 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.

When is the best time to see a Common Mourning Bee in Warsaw?

May

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Mourning Bee in Warsaw on a given day, against under 5% in June to February, the lowest months. That is one of Warsaw's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 40 mm in February.

Is Warsaw the best place to see a Common Mourning Bee?

Yes

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Common Mourning Bee sightings, Warsaw has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Lyon (France, about 10%) and London (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Where does the Common Mourning Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Mourning Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Warsaw (40 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.

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