Sphex jamaicensis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Sphex jamaicensis is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Jamaican Digger Wasp sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 496 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Jamaican Digger Wasp in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and October, the lowest months. That is one of Everglades National Park's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against 40 mm in March.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Jamaican Digger Wasp 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 Jamaican Digger Wasp sightings, Everglades National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Jamaican Digger Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (44 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.
