Cacama valvata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Cacama valvata, also known as the common cactus dodger, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Cactus Dodger sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 329 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Cactus Dodger in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Cactus Dodger sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Big Bend National Park, in our data
Big Bend National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Common Cactus Dodger sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Cicadidae
The closest relatives of the Common Cactus Dodger that you can see in Big Bend National Park (family Cicadidae, Typical Cicadas) are Diceroprocta cinctifera (about 10%) and Orange-And-Black Cicada (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Cactus Dodger is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (44 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.
