What are the chances of seeing a Euodynerus bidens in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Euodynerus bidens sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 138th most-seen of the 189 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Euodynerus bidens in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge?
March and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Euodynerus bidens in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months. Those are among Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in September.
What time of day is best to see a Euodynerus bidens?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Euodynerus bidens sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Euodynerus bidens?
Only Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, in our data
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Euodynerus bidens sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Euodynerus bidens live in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge?
Same family: Eumenidae
The closest relatives of the Euodynerus bidens that you can see in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (family Eumenidae) are Horse Paper Wasp (about 10%), Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp (about 10%) and Slosson's Mason Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Euodynerus bidens sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Euodynerus bidens is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (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.