Lepyronia angulifera
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Lepyronia angulifera, the angular spittlebug, is a species of spittlebug in the family Aphrophoridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. Host plants for nymphs include Sporobolus indicus and Cyperus swartzii. They prefer fen habitat. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Angular Spittlebug sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 193rd most-seen of the 262 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.
January and August–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Angular Spittlebug in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–June and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Angular Spittlebug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Big Cypress National Preserve, in our data
Big Cypress National Preserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Angular Spittlebug sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Angular Spittlebug that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Red Bay Psyllid (about 20%), Eastern Toe-Biter (about 20%) and Two-Lined Spittlebug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Angular Spittlebug is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (6 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.
