Xylocopa flavorufa
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Big Red Large Carpenter Bee sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 116 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 298 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Big Red Large Carpenter Bee in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against about 10% in July, the lowest month.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Big Red Large Carpenter 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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Big Red Large Carpenter Bee sightings, Garden Route National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same genus: Xylocopa
The closest relatives of the Big Red Large Carpenter Bee that you can see in Garden Route National Park (genus Xylocopa, Large Carpenter Bees) are One-Striped Large Carpenter Bee (about 10%) and Double-Banded Carpenter Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Big Red Large Carpenter Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (116 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.
