Melitoma taurea
In 3 days ~10%
Melitoma taurea, the mallow bee, is a species of chimney bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. It has strong white bands on its abdomen, but is not as hairy as the genera Melissodes and Eucera. Uniquely, the species has a long tongue that, even when folded, reaches all the way to the abdomen. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Morning Glory Turret Bee sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1649th most-seen of the 1807 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Morning Glory Turret Bee in Washington on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Morning Glory Turret Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Washington, in our data
Washington is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Morning Glory Turret Bee sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Morning Glory Turret Bee that you can see in Washington (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Common Eastern Bumble Bee (about 30%), Eastern Carpenter Bee (about 30%) and Brown-Belted Bumble Bee (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Morning Glory Turret Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Washington (5 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.
