Megachile willughbiella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Megachile willughbiella, Willughby's leaf-cutter bee is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by the English entomologist William Kirby in 1802; he named it in honour of the ornithologist Francis Willughby. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Willughby's Leafcutter Bee sighting in Warsaw on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 208th 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.
May to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Willughby's Leafcutter Bee in Warsaw on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Willughby's Leafcutter Bee sightings, Warsaw has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cologne (Germany, under 5%) and Berlin (Germany, under 5%).
Same genus: Megachile
The closest relatives of the Willughby's Leafcutter Bee that you can see in Warsaw (genus Megachile, Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees) are Banded Mud Bee (about 10%), Patchwork Leafcutter Bee (about 10%) and Coast Leafcutter Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Willughby's Leafcutter 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.
