Dolichovespula norvegicoides
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Dolichovespula norvegicoides is a species of social wasp occurring from Central California, to Canada, and Alaska. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Aerial Yellowjacket 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.
July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Aerial Yellowjacket in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–June, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Aerial Yellowjacket sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Northern Aerial Yellowjacket sightings, Great Bear Rainforest ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Dolichovespula
The closest relatives of the Northern Aerial Yellowjacket that you can see in Great Bear Rainforest (genus Dolichovespula, Aerial Yellowjackets) are Common Aerial Yellowjacket (about 10%) and Bald-Faced Hornet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Aerial Yellowjacket 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.
