Sphex

Species in this group

Sphex subtruncatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphex jamaicensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphex pensylvanicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphex diabolicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphex nudus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphex ichneumoneus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphex nitidiventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphex funerarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphex dorsalis

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

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

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 Sphex

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~20%
	Jamaican Digger Wasp			~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
	Sphex dorsalis			<5%
2	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~20%
	Sphex nudus			~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			<5%
3	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~20%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
4	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 9	~10%
	Sphex subtruncatus			~10%
5	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Jamaican Digger Wasp			~10%
6	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 9	~10%
	Sphex diabolicus			~10%
7	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			<5%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			<5%
8	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
9	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	~10%
	Sphex nitidiventris			~10%
10	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
11	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	~10%
	Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
12	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			<5%
13	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	<5%
	Golden Digger Wasp			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~30%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
2	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~20%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
3	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~20%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
4	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 9	~20%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			~10%
5	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~20%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
6	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~20%
7	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~20%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
	Sphex nudus			<5%
8	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~10%
	Sphex nudus			<5%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			<5%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			<5%
9	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			<5%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			<5%
	Sphex nudus			<5%
10	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			<5%
11	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			<5%
12	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			<5%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			<5%
	Sphex dorsalis			<5%
13	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 9	~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			<5%
14	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 9	~10%
	Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
15	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	2 of 9	~10%
	Sphex subtruncatus			~10%
	Sphex diabolicus			<5%
16	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	2 of 9	~10%
	Sphex diabolicus			~10%
	Sphex subtruncatus			<5%
17	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	2 of 9	~10%
	Sphex subtruncatus			<5%
	Sphex diabolicus			<5%
18	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 9	~10%
	Sphex diabolicus			<5%
	Sphex subtruncatus			<5%
19	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 9	~10%
	Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
20	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			~10%
	Sphex nudus			<5%
21	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 9	~10%
	Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
22	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 9	~10%
	Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
23	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	~10%
	Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
24	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
25	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 9	~10%
	Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
26	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
27	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
28	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 9	~10%
	Golden Digger Wasp			~10%
29	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 9	<5%
	Sphex diabolicus			<5%
30	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	<5%
	Golden Digger Wasp			<5%
31	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			<5%
32	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			<5%
33	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 9	<5%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			<5%
34	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			<5%
35	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			<5%
36	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Great Golden Digger Wasp			<5%
37	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Great Black Digger Wasp			<5%

Species in this group

Sphex subtruncatus

Jamaican Digger Wasp

Great Black Digger Wasp

Sphex diabolicus

Sphex nudus

Great Golden Digger Wasp

Sphex nitidiventris

Golden Digger Wasp

Sphex dorsalis

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Sphex

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked