Colletes succinctus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Colletes succinctus, the common colletes or heather colletes, is a species of Palearctic mining bee from the family Colletidae. It is part of the succinctus species group within the genus Colletes and is especially closely related to the ivy bee (Colletes hederae) and the sea aster mining bee (Colletes halophilus) which are partially sympatric with C. succinctus but ecologically separate.
Colletes succinctus is a medium-sized bee which has pale hairs on its clypeus and pale transverse bands on the thorax but with an orange, transparent band on the first tergite. It is similar to two rare related species, the ivy bee (C. hederae) and the sea aster mining bee (C. halophilus), both of which were identified as separate species from C. succinctus in 1993 and 1943 respectively. They are all, however, separated from each other by their ecology. C. succinctus measures 10mm in length.
Colletes succinctus is a widespread bee occurring from the southern part of Ireland and from Portugal east through Europe into Asia, south to Iran and as far east as Tibet. In Britain it is widespread as far north as Orkney. In the southern part of its distribution it becomes... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Heather Cellophane Bee sighting in Warsaw on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 373rd 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.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heather Cellophane Bee in Warsaw on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Only Warsaw, in our data
Warsaw is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Heather Cellophane Bee sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Heather Cellophane Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Warsaw (15 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.
