Peridot Sweat Bee

Peridot Sweat Bee

Augochlorella pomoniella

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

8 Verified sightings at Zion National Park From 2019 to 2026
56 In all 3 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Peridot Sweat Bee

Augochlorella pomoniella is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
2 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Peridot Sweat Bee in Zion National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Peridot Sweat Bee sighting in Zion National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 65th most-seen of the 114 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Peridot Sweat Bee in Zion National Park?

August

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Peridot Sweat Bee in Zion National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September–October and December–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Peridot Sweat Bee?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Peridot Sweat Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Zion National Park the best place to see a Peridot Sweat Bee?

2nd of 3

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Peridot Sweat Bee sightings, Zion National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Peridot Sweat Bee live in Zion National Park?

Same order: Hymenoptera

The closest relatives of the Peridot Sweat Bee that you can see in Zion National Park (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Dasymutilla vestita (about 20%), Hunt's Bumble Bee (about 10%) and Western Carpenter Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Peridot Sweat Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Peridot Sweat Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Zion National Park (8 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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