Cape Yellow Large Carpenter Bee

Cape Yellow Large Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa watmoughi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Table Mountain National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

10 Verified sightings at Table Mountain National Park From 2019 to 2026
10 In 1 park
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Yellow Large Carpenter Bee in Table Mountain National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Yellow Large Carpenter Bee sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 219th most-seen of the 344 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.

When is the best time to see a Cape Yellow Large Carpenter Bee in Table Mountain National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Yellow Large Carpenter Bee in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Cape Yellow Large Carpenter Bee?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cape Yellow Large Carpenter Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Cape Yellow Large Carpenter Bee?

Only Table Mountain National Park, in our data

Table Mountain National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cape Yellow Large Carpenter Bee sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Cape Yellow Large Carpenter Bee live in Table Mountain National Park?

Same genus: Xylocopa

The closest relatives of the Cape Yellow Large Carpenter Bee that you can see in Table Mountain National Park (genus Xylocopa, Large Carpenter Bees) are Double-Banded Carpenter Bee (about 10%) and Big Black Large Carpenter Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Cape Yellow Large Carpenter Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cape Yellow Large Carpenter Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (10 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.

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