Pachodynerus erynnis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Pachodynerus erynnis, known generally as the red-marked pachodynerus or red and black mason wasp, is a species of stinging wasp in the family Vespidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp sighting in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 74 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.
January–February, May, July and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June, August–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp sightings, Padre Island National Seashore ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%), Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 10%) and Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp that you can see in Padre Island National Seashore (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Texas Leafcutter Ant (about 10%), Yellow Pyramid Ant (about 10%) and American Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Marked Pachodynerus Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Padre Island National Seashore (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.
