Giant Brown Paper Wasp

Giant Brown Paper Wasp

Polistes gigas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Zhuhai [Macau]

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

11 Verified sightings at Zhuhai [Macau]
27 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
5 Zhuhai [Macau] 🇨🇳 China
~10%
6 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
7 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Brown Paper Wasp in Zhuhai [Macau]?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Brown Paper Wasp sighting in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 64th most-seen of the 152 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Giant Brown Paper Wasp in Zhuhai [Macau]?

October

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Brown Paper Wasp in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and November–February, the lowest months. That is one of Zhuhai [Macau]'s driest months, with about 55 mm of rain against 290 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see a Giant Brown Paper Wasp?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Giant Brown Paper Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Zhuhai [Macau] the best place to see a Giant Brown Paper Wasp?

5th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Giant Brown Paper Wasp sightings, Zhuhai [Macau] ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tuen Mun (China, about 20%), Fuzhou (China, about 10%) and Hong Kong (China, about 10%).

Where does the Giant Brown Paper Wasp sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Giant Brown Paper Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Zhuhai [Macau] (11 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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