White-Lipped Blood Bee

White-Lipped Blood Bee

Sphecodes albilabris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Warsaw

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

25 Verified sightings at Warsaw
14 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-Lipped Blood Bee

Sphecodes albilabris is a solitary parasitic bee that is endemic to Central and Western Europe. It also occurs in North Africa and is thought to have been introduced to the United States and Australia by accident. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
2 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Cologne 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
4 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
5 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
6 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
<5%
7 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
8 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
9 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-Lipped Blood Bee in Warsaw?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Lipped Blood Bee sighting in Warsaw on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 170th 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 White-Lipped Blood Bee in Warsaw?

March–May and July–September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Lipped Blood Bee in Warsaw on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a White-Lipped Blood Bee?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-Lipped Blood Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Warsaw the best place to see a White-Lipped Blood Bee?

Yes

Of the 9 cities where we can rate White-Lipped Blood Bee sightings, Warsaw has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Munich (Germany, about 10%) and Cologne (Germany, about 10%).

Where does the White-Lipped Blood Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-Lipped Blood Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Warsaw (25 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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