Ectrichodia crux
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Ectrichodia crux is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found mainly in southern Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Millipede Assassin sighting in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 80th most-seen of the 198 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.
March–June, September and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Millipede Assassin in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, July–August and October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Millipede Assassin sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Millipede Assassin sightings, Addo Elephant National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 20%) and Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Reduviidae
The closest relatives of the Millipede Assassin that you can see in Addo Elephant National Park (family Reduviidae, Assassin Bugs) are Hediocoris tibialis (about 10%), Speckle Flower Assassin (about 10%) and Red Flower Assassin (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Millipede Assassin is recorded against all the insects logged in Addo Elephant National Park (11 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.
