Pachodynerus erynnis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pachodynerus erynnis, known generally as the red-marked pachodynerus or red and black mason wasp, is a species of stinging wasp in the family Vespidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 68th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month. That is one of Everglades National Park's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain against 40 mm in March.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Marked Pachodynerus 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 4 parks where we can rate Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp sightings, Everglades National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 10%) and Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Eumenidae
The closest relatives of the Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp that you can see in Everglades National Park (family Eumenidae) are Horse Paper Wasp (about 20%), Slosson's Mason Wasp (about 10%) and Metric Paper Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (65 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.
