Polybia (Long-waisted Honey Wasps)

Species in this group

Polybia scutellaris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Polybia ruficeps

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Polybia liliacea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Polybia occidentalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Polybia rejecta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Polybia plebeja

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Polybia ignobilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Polybia jurinei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Polybia selvana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Polybia emaciata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Long-waisted Honey Wasps

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	~30%
	Camoati Wasp			~30%
2	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~20%
	Red-Headed Polybia Wasp			~20%
3	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~20%
	Polybia liliacea			~20%
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 10	~20%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
	Ferocious Polybia Wasp			~10%
	Polybia emaciata			~10%
5	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 10	~20%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~20%
6	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~20%
	Ferocious Polybia Wasp			~20%
7	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 10	~20%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~20%
8	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 10	~10%
	Polybia plebeja			~10%
9	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 10	~10%
	Ferocious Polybia Wasp			~10%
	Polybia jurinei			~10%
10	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
11	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 10	~10%
	Ferocious Polybia Wasp			~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			<5%
12	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
13	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
	Ferocious Polybia Wasp			<5%
14	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
15	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
16	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 10	~10%
	Polybia plebeja			~10%
17	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~10%
	Polybia selvana			~10%
18	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 10	<5%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	3 of 10	~60%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~40%
	Polybia ignobilis			~20%
	Polybia emaciata			~20%
2	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 10	~50%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~30%
	Red-Headed Polybia Wasp			~20%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
3	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~30%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~30%
4	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2 of 10	~30%
	Polybia ignobilis			~20%
	Red-Headed Polybia Wasp			~10%
5	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 10	~30%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~20%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
6	Mendoza	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	~20%
	Red-Headed Polybia Wasp			~20%
7	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 10	~20%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
	Ferocious Polybia Wasp			~10%
8	Managua	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 10	~20%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~20%
9	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 10	~20%
	Camoati Wasp			~10%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
10	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 10	~20%
	Red-Headed Polybia Wasp			~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
11	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 10	~20%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
	Camoati Wasp			~10%
12	Cochabamba	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 10	~20%
	Polybia ignobilis			~20%
13	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2 of 10	~20%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
14	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
15	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
16	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 10	~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
	Camoati Wasp			<5%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			<5%
17	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 10	~10%
	Ferocious Polybia Wasp			~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
18	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
19	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
20	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 10	~10%
	Ferocious Polybia Wasp			~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
21	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
22	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 10	~10%
	Polybia plebeja			~10%
23	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
24	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 10	~10%
	Ferocious Polybia Wasp			<5%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			<5%
25	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp			~10%
26	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 10	~10%
	Red-Headed Polybia Wasp			~10%
27	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 10	~10%
	Polybia plebeja			~10%
28	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 10	~10%
	Polybia ignobilis			~10%
29	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 10	<5%
	Polybia plebeja			<5%

Long-waisted Honey Wasps

Species in this group

Camoati Wasp

Red-Headed Polybia Wasp

Polybia liliacea

Yellow-Banded Polybia Wasp

Ferocious Polybia Wasp

Polybia plebeja

Polybia ignobilis

Polybia jurinei

Polybia selvana

Polybia emaciata

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Long-waisted Honey Wasps

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked