Evidence found
2,238 records across 19 countries and territories, 1922–2026.
Polybia occidentalis · GBIF taxon key 5032852
Where has the Yellow-banded Polybia Wasp been recorded?
Polybia occidentalis occurrence evidence comes from 2,238 records in 19 countries and territories, from 1922 to 2026. Most records come from Costa Rica.
- 2,238 records
- 19 places
- 50 years recorded
- Insecta class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: March.
4 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
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When it is recorded
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Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19222026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Yellow-banded Polybia Wasp has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Yellow-banded Polybia Wasp. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2,008 | |
| Mexico | 92 | |
| Panama | 36 | |
| Argentina | 23 | |
| Brazil | 16 | |
| Colombia | 15 | |
| Peru | 10 | |
| Bolivia | 9 | |
| Nicaragua | 7 | |
| French Guiana | 5 | |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | |
| Guatemala | 3 | |
| Venezuela | 3 | |
| Paraguay | 2 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 2 | |
| Cuba | 1 | |
| Grenada | 1 | |
| Guyana | 1 | |
| Honduras | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Eumenidae.
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.