Megachile xylocopoides
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Megachile xylocopoides, the carpenter-mimic leafcutter bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Smith in 1853 and named for its superficial similarity to the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa Its range is the United States from eastern Texas to southeast Pennsylvania. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter Bee sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 273rd most-seen of the 496 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April, June–July, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter Bee in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, August, October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter Bee sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (10 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.
