Anthophora bimaculata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Anthophora bimaculata (also called green-eyed flower bee) is a species of bee. Anthophora bimaculata are 8–9 mm long. The male has narrow light tergite bandages, yellow face and normally hairy middle legs clearly visible in the field. The females are Clypeus yellow, but at the base with 2 large black spots, tergite 4 and 5 gray-yellow tomentose hairs, tergites with light hair ties in the field clearly recognizable. Both genders have olive green complex eyes and one very high, clearly perceptible flight sound. Knowing the habitat of a specimen is important for identifying A. bimaculata.
A. bimaculata have been spotted in North Africa from Morocco to Libya; a report by FRIESE (1915) from Eritrea is questionable. They also live from Portugal through southern, central and eastern Europe, Ukraine and southern Russia to eastern Siberia (Central Baikal) and across Asia Minor and the Caucasus to Iran and Kyrgyzstan; north to Central England (allegedly also recently detected in Ireland), Denmark, Latvia, Kirov; south to Sicily (also on Corsica, no evidence from Sardinia), Albania, Bulgaria (no evidence from Greece, Israel and Iran).
A. Bimaculata live in central... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-Eyed Flower Bee sighting in Warsaw on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 322nd 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-Eyed Flower Bee in Warsaw on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Warsaw's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 40 mm in February.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-Eyed Flower Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Green-Eyed Flower Bee sightings, Warsaw ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in London (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same genus: Anthophora
The closest relatives of the Green-Eyed Flower Bee that you can see in Warsaw (genus Anthophora, Common Digger Bees) are Hairy-Footed Flower Bee (about 30%), Four-Banded Flower Bee (about 10%) and Fork-Tailed Flower Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-Eyed Flower Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Warsaw (14 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.
