Anthidium florentinum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Anthidium florentinum, one of several European wool carder bees, is a territorial species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bees. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Florentine Woolcarder Bee sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 528th most-seen of the 597 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, June and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Florentine Woolcarder Bee in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–August and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Florentine Woolcarder Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Florentine Woolcarder Bee sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Florentine Woolcarder Bee that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Andricus quercustozae (about 10%), Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant (about 10%) and Mossy Rose Gall Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Florentine Woolcarder Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (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.
