Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Central American Robust-Stingless Bee in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

Accepted Answer

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Central American Robust-Stingless Bee sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 412th most-seen of the 506 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.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Central American Robust-Stingless Bee in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

Accepted Answer

February–March, June and December. In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Central American Robust-Stingless Bee in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–May and July–November, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Central American Robust-Stingless Bee?

Accepted Answer

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Central American Robust-Stingless 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.

Question 4

Where else can you see a Central American Robust-Stingless Bee?

Accepted Answer

Only Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, in our data. Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Central American Robust-Stingless Bee sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Question 5

Which relatives of the Central American Robust-Stingless Bee live in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Apidae. The closest relatives of the Central American Robust-Stingless Bee that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Red-Tailed Stingless Bee (about 30%), Eulaema polychroma (about 10%) and Narrow Stingless Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Central American Robust-Stingless Bee sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Central American Robust-Stingless Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (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.

Central American Robust-Stingless Bee

Recent sightings of Central American Robust-Stingless Bee in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Red-Tailed Stingless Bee

Eulaema polychroma

Narrow Stingless Bee

Bombus volucelloides

Belted Orchid Bee

Black-Clothed Bumble Bee

Costa Rican Melipona

Hairy-Headed Leafcutter Ant

Unstable Paper Wasp

American Pelecinid Wasp

Burchell's Army Ant

Hoplognathoca costarricensis

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