Palmodes praestans
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Palmodes praestans is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Palmodes praestans sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 161 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Palmodes praestans in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months. Those are among Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in January.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Palmodes praestans 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 Palmodes praestans sightings, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Yosemite National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Palmodes praestans that you can see in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee (about 40%), Western Black Carpenter Ant (about 30%) and Western Carpenter Bee (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Palmodes praestans is recorded against all the insects logged in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (16 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.
