Apoica gelida
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apoica gelida sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 246th most-seen of the 279 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.
March, June and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apoica gelida in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–September and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Apoica gelida sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Apoica gelida sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Vespidae
The closest relatives of the Apoica gelida that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (family Vespidae, Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies) are Agelaia angulata (about 20%), Synoeca cyanea (about 10%) and Agelaia pallipes (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Apoica gelida is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu 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.
