Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee

Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee

Scaptotrigona bipunctata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tijuca National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

7 Verified sightings at Tijuca National Park From 2019 to 2026
7 In 1 park
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee

Scaptotrigona bipunctata, also called tubuna in Brazil, is a species of eusocial stingless bee in the family Apidae and tribe Meliponini. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee in Tijuca National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee sighting in Tijuca National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 76th most-seen of the 132 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee in Tijuca National Park?

May, August and December–February

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee in Tijuca National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–July and September–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee?

Only Tijuca National Park, in our data

Tijuca National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee live in Tijuca National Park?

Same family: Apidae

The closest relatives of the Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee that you can see in Tijuca National Park (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Narrow Stingless Bee (about 20%), Spiny-Legged Stingless Bee (about 10%) and Belted Orchid Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Two-Spotted Robust-Stingless Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Tijuca National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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