Epilampra maya
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Epilampra maya, the Maya cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Blaberidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Maya Cockroach sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 116th most-seen of the 262 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Maya Cockroach in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–June, August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Maya Cockroach sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
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 Maya Cockroach sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Maya Cockroach is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (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.
