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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Aerial Yellowjacket sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 379th most-seen of the 822 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Aerial Yellowjacket in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Northern Aerial Yellowjacket sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Great Bear Rainforest (Canada, under 5%).
Same genus: Dolichovespula
The closest relatives of the Northern Aerial Yellowjacket that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (genus Dolichovespula, Aerial Yellowjackets) are Bald-Faced Hornet (about 10%), Common Aerial Yellowjacket (about 10%) and Dolichovespula adulterina (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 Smoky Mountains National Park (12 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.
