Polistes flavus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Polistes flavus, also known as the yellow paper wasp, is a species of paper wasp in the family Vespidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Paper Wasp sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 88 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 354 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and September–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Paper Wasp in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Paper 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Yellow Paper Wasp sightings, Saguaro National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Big Bend National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Polistes
The closest relatives of the Yellow Paper Wasp that you can see in Saguaro National Park (genus Polistes, Umbrella Paper Wasps) are Arizona Paper Wasp (about 20%), Comanche Paper Wasp (about 10%) and Horse Paper Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow Paper Wasp is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (88 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.
