Genus

Furrow Bees

Halictus

9 species in our catalog · found in 16 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies)
FamilyHalictidae (Sweat Bees)
GenusHalictus (Furrow Bees)

Species in this group

Halictus poeyi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Halictus tripartitus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Halictus scabiosae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Halictus rubicundus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Halictus farinosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Halictus ligatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Halictus confusus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Halictus subauratus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Halictus virgatellus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Furrow Bees

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~20%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			~10%
	Wide-Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
2	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~20%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
3	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 9	~20%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
	Golden Furrow Bee			<5%
4	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Poey's Furrow Bee			~10%
5	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
6	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Poey's Furrow Bee			~10%
7	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Comma Sweat Bee			<5%
8	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Wide-Striped Sweat Bee			~10%
9	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Poey's Furrow Bee			~10%
11	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
12	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
13	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
14	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
15	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
16	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	<5%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~30%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~20%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			~10%
2	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 9	~30%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			~10%
	Wide-Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
3	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~30%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~20%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
4	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 9	~20%
	Golden Furrow Bee			~20%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
5	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~20%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Wide-Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
6	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 9	~20%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~20%
7	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~20%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Wide-Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
8	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 9	~20%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
	Golden Furrow Bee			~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
9	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~20%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			<5%
10	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~20%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Wide-Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
11	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~20%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~20%
12	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 9	~20%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
13	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~20%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			~10%
	Wide-Striped Sweat Bee			<5%
14	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 9	~20%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
15	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 9	~20%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
	Golden Furrow Bee			<5%
16	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
17	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
	Golden Furrow Bee			<5%
18	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			<5%
19	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
20	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
	Golden Furrow Bee			<5%
21	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
22	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
23	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Poey's Furrow Bee			~10%
24	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			<5%
25	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
26	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			<5%
27	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
28	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			<5%
29	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
30	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 9	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
31	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Poey's Furrow Bee			~10%
32	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 9	~10%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
33	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Tripartite Sweat Bee			~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			<5%
34	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
35	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
36	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
37	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	1 of 9	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
38	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
39	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
	Golden Furrow Bee			<5%
40	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			<5%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
41	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~10%
	Confusing Furrow Bee			<5%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			<5%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
42	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
43	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
44	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
45	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			~10%
46	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
47	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
48	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
49	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
50	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
51	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Banded Furrow Bee			~10%
52	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			<5%
53	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 9	<5%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
	Golden Furrow Bee			<5%
54	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 9	<5%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			<5%
55	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 9	<5%
	Orange-Legged Furrow Bee			<5%
56	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 9	<5%
	Ligated Furrow Bee			<5%

Furrow Bees

Species in this group

Poey's Furrow Bee

Tripartite Sweat Bee

Great Banded Furrow Bee

Orange-Legged Furrow Bee

Wide-Striped Sweat Bee

Ligated Furrow Bee

Confusing Furrow Bee

Golden Furrow Bee

Comma Sweat Bee

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Furrow Bees

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked