Genus

Scolia

5 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies)
FamilyScoliidae (Scoliid Wasps)
GenusScolia

Species in this group

Scolia hirta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Scolia hortorum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Scolia dubia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Scolia nobilitata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Scolia bicincta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Scolia

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp			~10%
	Double-Banded Scoliid Wasp			~10%
2	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp			~10%
	Double-Banded Scoliid Wasp			~10%
3	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	~10%
	Scolia hirta			~10%
4	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Scolia hortorum			~10%
5	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~10%
	Scolia hirta			~10%
6	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Noble Scoliid Wasp			~10%
7	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~10%
	Scolia hirta			~10%
8	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Noble Scoliid Wasp			<5%
9	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	<5%
	Scolia hirta			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp			~20%
	Noble Scoliid Wasp			<5%
2	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp			~10%
	Noble Scoliid Wasp			<5%
	Double-Banded Scoliid Wasp			<5%
3	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 5	~20%
	Scolia hirta			~20%
4	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp			~10%
	Double-Banded Scoliid Wasp			~10%
	Noble Scoliid Wasp			<5%
5	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp			~10%
	Double-Banded Scoliid Wasp			<5%
6	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 5	~10%
	Scolia hirta			~10%
7	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	~10%
	Scolia hirta			~10%
8	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 5	~10%
	Scolia hirta			~10%
9	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 5	~10%
	Scolia hirta			~10%
10	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~10%
	Scolia hirta			~10%
11	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 5	~10%
	Scolia hortorum			~10%
12	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Noble Scoliid Wasp			~10%
	Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp			<5%
13	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~10%
	Scolia hirta			~10%
14	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 5	~10%
	Scolia hirta			~10%
15	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Scolia hirta			~10%
16	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp			<5%
	Noble Scoliid Wasp			<5%
17	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp			~10%
18	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp			<5%
	Noble Scoliid Wasp			<5%
19	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 5	~10%
	Scolia hirta			~10%
20	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 5	~10%
	Scolia hirta			~10%
21	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Noble Scoliid Wasp			~10%
22	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Double-Banded Scoliid Wasp			~10%
23	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5	~10%
	Scolia hirta			~10%
24	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp			<5%
	Noble Scoliid Wasp			<5%
25	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 5	<5%
	Scolia hirta			<5%
26	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	<5%
	Scolia hirta			<5%
27	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp			<5%
28	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Noble Scoliid Wasp			<5%
29	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Noble Scoliid Wasp			<5%

Scolia

Species in this group

Scolia hirta

Scolia hortorum

Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp

Noble Scoliid Wasp

Double-Banded Scoliid Wasp

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Scolia

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked