Polybia plebeja
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Polybia plebeja sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 157th most-seen of the 431 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March–May, August and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Polybia plebeja in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, June–July, September–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Polybia plebeja sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Polybia plebeja sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Eumenidae
The closest relatives of the Polybia plebeja that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (family Eumenidae) are Neotropical Red Paper Wasp (about 10%), Unstable Paper Wasp (about 10%) and Horse Paper Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Polybia plebeja is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (16 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
