What are the chances of seeing a Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 95th most-seen of the 161 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.
When is the best time to see a Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, 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.
What time of day is best to see a Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee?
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks the best place to see a Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee?
10th of 16
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee sightings, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (United States, about 30%), Kluane National Park (Canada, about 20%) and Denali National Park (United States, about 20%).
Which relatives of the Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee live in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee that you can see in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee (about 40%), Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee (about 10%) and Van Dyke's Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (8 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.
