Polistes rothneyi
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Polistes rothneyi is a species of paper wasp from China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. It is named after the collector George Alexander James Rothney. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rothney's Paper Wasp sighting in Wuhan on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 34th most-seen of the 62 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rothney's Paper Wasp in Wuhan on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, August–September and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rothney's Paper Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 17
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Rothney's Paper Wasp sightings, Wuhan ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Zhengzhou (China, about 20%) and Taichung (Taiwan, about 20%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Rothney's Paper Wasp that you can see in Wuhan (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Yellow-Legged Hornet (about 30%), Asian Honey Bee (about 30%) and Asian Giant Hornet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rothney's Paper Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Wuhan (7 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.
