Noble Wasp-Sawfly

Noble Wasp-Sawfly

Tenthredo vespa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Ecrins National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

6 Verified sightings at Ecrins National Park From 2019 to 2026
12 In all 2 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Noble Wasp-Sawfly

Tenthredo vespa is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae (common sawflies). Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Noble Wasp-Sawfly in Ecrins National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Noble Wasp-Sawfly sighting in Ecrins National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 213th most-seen of the 251 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.

When is the best time to see a Noble Wasp-Sawfly in Ecrins National Park?

July and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Noble Wasp-Sawfly in Ecrins National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. Those are among Ecrins National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 160 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a Noble Wasp-Sawfly?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

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

Is Ecrins National Park the best place to see a Noble Wasp-Sawfly?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Noble Wasp-Sawfly sightings, Ecrins National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Pyrénées National Park (France, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Noble Wasp-Sawfly live in Ecrins National Park?

Same order: Hymenoptera

The closest relatives of the Noble Wasp-Sawfly that you can see in Ecrins National Park (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Brown-Black Carpenter Ant (about 20%), Mossy Rose Gall Wasp (about 10%) and Large Velvet Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Noble Wasp-Sawfly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Noble Wasp-Sawfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Ecrins National Park (6 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.

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