Polistes (Umbrella Paper Wasps)

Genus

Umbrella Paper Wasps

Polistes

42 species in our catalog · found in 71 parks

Species in this group

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Umbrella Paper Wasps

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 42
~50%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
7 of 42
~50%
3 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 42
~50%
4 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 42
~50%
5 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
4 of 42
~50%
6 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 42
~40%
7 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
1 of 42
~40%
8 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
1 of 42
~40%
9 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 42
~40%
10 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 42
~40%
11 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
7 of 42
~30%
12 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 42
~30%
13 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 42
~30%
14 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 42
~30%
15 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 42
~30%
16 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 42
~30%
17 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
2 of 42
~30%
18 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 42
~30%
19 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 42
~30%
20 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 42
~30%
21 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 42
~20%
22 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
4 of 42
~20%
23 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 42
~20%
24 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 42
~20%
25 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
2 of 42
~20%
26 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 42
~20%
27 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 42
~20%
28 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 42
~20%
29 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 42
~20%
30 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 42
~20%
31 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
3 of 42
~20%
32 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 42
~20%
33 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 42
~20%
34 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 42
~20%
35 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
3 of 42
~20%
36 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 42
~20%
37 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 42
~20%
38 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
2 of 42
~20%
39 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 42
~10%
40 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 42
~10%
41 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 42
~10%
42 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 42
~10%
43 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 42
~10%
44 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 42
~10%
45 Egmont National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
1 of 42
~10%
46 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
1 of 42
~10%
47 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
1 of 42
~10%
48 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
1 of 42
~10%
49 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
2 of 42
~10%
50 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
2 of 42
~10%
51 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 42
~10%
52 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 42
~10%
53 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 42
~10%
54 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 42
~10%
55 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 42
~10%
56 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 42
~10%
57 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 42
~10%
58 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 42
~10%
59 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 42
~10%
60 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 42
~10%
61 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 42
~10%
62 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 42
~10%
63 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 42
~10%
64 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 42
~10%
65 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
1 of 42
~10%
66 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 42
~10%
67 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 42
~10%
68 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 42
~10%
69 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 42
<5%
70 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 42
<5%
71 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
1 of 42
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
3 of 42
~50%
2 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
8 of 42
~50%
3 Hanoi 🇻🇳 Vietnam
1 of 42
~40%
4 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
7 of 42
~40%
5 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 42
~40%
6 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
3 of 42
~40%
7 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
7 of 42
~40%
8 Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
1 of 42
~40%
9 Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
1 of 42
~40%
10 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
4 of 42
~30%
11 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 42
~30%
12 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
3 of 42
~30%
13 Lusaka 🇿🇲 Zambia
2 of 42
~30%
14 Salt Lake City 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 42
~30%
15 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 42
~30%
16 Tijuana 🇲🇽 México
1 of 42
~30%
17 León 🇲🇽 México
2 of 42
~30%
18 Agra 🇮🇳 India
1 of 42
~30%
19 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 42
~30%
20 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
4 of 42
~30%
21 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
2 of 42
~30%
22 Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
1 of 42
~30%
23 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 42
~30%
24 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
4 of 42
~30%
25 Prayagraj 🇮🇳 India
2 of 42
~30%
26 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
3 of 42
~30%
27 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 42
~30%
28 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 42
~30%
29 Ciudad Juárez 🇲🇽 México
1 of 42
~30%
30 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 42
~30%
31 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
5 of 42
~30%
32 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
3 of 42
~30%
33 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 42
~20%
34 Algiers 🇩🇿 Algeria
1 of 42
~20%
35 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 42
~20%
36 Recife 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 42
~20%
37 Zhengzhou 🇨🇳 China
1 of 42
~20%
38 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 42
~20%
39 Raipur 🇮🇳 India
1 of 42
~20%
40 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
3 of 42
~20%
41 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
4 of 42
~20%
42 New Delhi 🇮🇳 India
2 of 42
~20%
43 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 42
~20%
44 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 42
~20%
45 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 42
~20%
46 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
2 of 42
~20%
47 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 42
~20%
48 Tashkent 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
1 of 42
~20%
49 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 42
~20%
50 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
4 of 42
~20%
51 Dubai 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
1 of 42
~20%
52 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 42
~20%
53 Vancouver 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 42
~20%
54 Perth 🇦🇺 Australia
2 of 42
~20%
55 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 42
~20%
56 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
2 of 42
~20%
57 João Pessoa 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 42
~20%
58 Ahmedabad 🇮🇳 India
1 of 42
~20%
59 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
1 of 42
~20%
60 Seattle 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 42
~20%