Acanthocephala thomasi
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Acanthocephala thomasi, the giant agave bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Agave Bug sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 148 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 329 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Agave Bug in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Giant Agave Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Giant Agave Bug sightings, Big Bend National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (United States, about 50%).
Same family: Coreidae
The closest relatives of the Giant Agave Bug that you can see in Big Bend National Park (family Coreidae, Leaf-footed Bugs) are Western Leaf-Footed Bug (about 20%), Leaf-Footed Cactus Bug (about 10%) and Eastern Leaf-Footed Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Giant Agave Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (148 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.
