What are the chances of seeing a Small Shaggy Bee in Warsaw?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Shaggy Bee sighting in Warsaw on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 268th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Small Shaggy Bee in Warsaw?
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Shaggy Bee in Warsaw on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Small Shaggy Bee?
Only Warsaw, in our data
Warsaw is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Small Shaggy Bee sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Small Shaggy Bee live in Warsaw?
Same family: Andrenidae
The closest relatives of the Small Shaggy Bee that you can see in Warsaw (family Andrenidae, Miner, Fairy, Allied Panurgine, and Oxaeine 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 Small Shaggy Bee sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Shaggy 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.