Bombus bicoloratus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Bombus bicoloratus is a species of bumblebee. It is native to southeast Asia, where it occurs primarily in southern China and Taiwan. In China, this species is considered an important pollinator of crop and ornamental plants, including Capsicum annum, Helianthus annus, and Hosta ventricosa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bicoloured Bumble Bee sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 240th most-seen of the 447 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bicoloured Bumble Bee in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to January, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bicoloured Bumble Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Taroko National Park, in our data
Taroko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bicoloured Bumble Bee sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the Bicoloured Bumble Bee that you can see in Taroko National Park (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Taiwan Bumble Bee (about 30%), Sonan's Bumble Bee (about 20%) and Three-Striped Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bicoloured Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Taroko National Park (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.
