Agapostemon melliventris
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Agapostemon melliventris, the honey-tailed striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee sighting in Death Valley National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 71st most-seen of the 108 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.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee in Death Valley National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–September and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee sightings, Death Valley National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Saguaro National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee that you can see in Death Valley National Park (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Messor pergandei (about 40%), Habropoda pallida (about 10%) and California Harvester Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Honey-Tailed Striped Sweat Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Death Valley National Park (8 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.
