What are the chances of seeing a Perkins' Mining Bee in Warsaw?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Perkins' Mining Bee sighting in Warsaw on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 231st 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Perkins' Mining Bee in Warsaw?
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Perkins' Mining Bee in Warsaw on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. That is one of Warsaw's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 40 mm in February.
Where else can you see a Perkins' Mining Bee?
Only Warsaw, in our data
Warsaw is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Perkins' Mining Bee sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Perkins' Mining Bee live in Warsaw?
Same genus: Andrena
The closest relatives of the Perkins' Mining Bee that you can see in Warsaw (genus Andrena, Mining Bees) are Tawny Mining Bee (about 10%), Early Mining Bee (about 10%) and Grey-Backed Mining Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Perkins' Mining Bee sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Perkins' Mining Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Warsaw (17 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.