Phimenes flavopictus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Phimenes flavopictus is a species of potter wasp found in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. Females build rounded mud chambers, or pots, for their eggs which are provisioned with caterpillars.
Considerable variation in the distribution and patterns of yellow and black are seen across their range, particularly in South East Asia. In South Asia, there are two other species that are in the same genus. In P. flavopictus, the second gastral tergite has two yellow spots at the base on the black background forming a broken band. Towards the apex the bands are more narrowly interrupted. A related species P. andamanicum is found on the Andamans that has the thorax (mesosoma) nearly all black while P. nicobaricum has the second tergite all yellow. The species was described by Blanchard under the genus Eumenes in 1849 although many authors have assumed that the publication was made in 1845. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phimenes flavopictus sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 56th most-seen of the 103 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Phimenes flavopictus in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–October and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phimenes flavopictus 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 2 parks where we can rate Phimenes flavopictus sightings, Gunung Leuser National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 10%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Phimenes flavopictus that you can see in Gunung Leuser National Park (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Broad-Handed Carpenter Bee (about 30%), Giant Honey Bee (about 10%) and Camponotus festinus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phimenes flavopictus is recorded against all the insects logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (7 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.
