Vespula consobrina
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Vespula consobrina, commonly known as the blackjacket (not to be confused with Dolichovespula maculata, which is also called “blackjacket”), is a species of stinging wasp in the family Vespidae, which includes multiple cousin species in the northern hemisphere, such as the German yellowjacket and other social wasps. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blackjacket sighting in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 200th most-seen of the 235 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.
April to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blackjacket in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blackjacket sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Blackjacket sightings, Great Bear Rainforest ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Canada, about 10%), Gros Morne National Park (Canada, about 10%) and Acadia National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blackjacket is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Bear Rainforest (5 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.
