Vespula consobrina
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Vespula consobrina, commonly known as the blackjacket (not to be confused with Dolichovespula maculata, which is also called “blackjacket”), is a species of stinging wasp in the family Vespidae, which includes multiple cousin species in the northern hemisphere, such as the German yellowjacket and other social wasps. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blackjacket sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 107 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blackjacket in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–March, the lowest months. Those are among Pacific Rim National Park Reserve's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 470 mm in November.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blackjacket sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Blackjacket sightings, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Gros Morne National Park (Canada, about 10%) and Acadia National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Vespula
The closest relatives of the Blackjacket that you can see in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (genus Vespula, Ground Yellowjackets) are Forest Yellowjacket (about 10%) and American Yellowjacket (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blackjacket is recorded against all the insects logged in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (36 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.
