Neogerris hesione
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Neogerris hesione is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Neogerris hesione sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 7 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.
April and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Neogerris hesione in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Neogerris hesione sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Neogerris hesione sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Neogerris hesione 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 Neogerris hesione is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (7 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.
