Stizus occidentalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Stizus occidentalis is a species of sand wasp in the family Bembicidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stizus occidentalis sighting in Death Valley National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 91st 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stizus occidentalis in Death Valley National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.
Only Death Valley National Park, in our data
Death Valley National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Stizus occidentalis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Stizus occidentalis 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 Stizus occidentalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Death Valley National Park (5 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.
