Melissodes bimaculatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Melissodes bimaculatus, the two-spotted longhorn, is a species of long-horned bee in the family Apidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Longhorn Bee sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 628th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Longhorn Bee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–June, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Two-Spotted Longhorn Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Two-Spotted Longhorn Bee sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 10%) and Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Two-Spotted Longhorn Bee that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Common Eastern Bumble Bee (about 40%), Eastern Carpenter Bee (about 30%) and Two-Spotted Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Two-Spotted Longhorn Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (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.
