Three-Sectioned Orchid Bee

Three-Sectioned Orchid Bee

Euglossa intersecta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Manu National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

9 Verified sightings at Manu National Park From 2019 to 2026
9 In 1 park
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Three-Sectioned Orchid Bee in Manu National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Sectioned Orchid Bee sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 170th most-seen of the 366 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Three-Sectioned Orchid Bee in Manu National Park?

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Sectioned Orchid Bee in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, August and October–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Three-Sectioned Orchid Bee?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Three-Sectioned Orchid Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Three-Sectioned Orchid Bee?

Only Manu National Park, in our data

Manu National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Three-Sectioned Orchid Bee sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Three-Sectioned Orchid Bee live in Manu National Park?

Same family: Apidae

The closest relatives of the Three-Sectioned Orchid Bee that you can see in Manu National Park (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Amazonian Bumble Bee (about 20%), Belted Orchid Bee (about 10%) and Melipona eburnea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Three-Sectioned Orchid Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Three-Sectioned Orchid Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Manu National Park (9 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.

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