Acanthocephala alata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Acanthocephala alata is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is native to Mexico and can be found from Texas to Colombia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Acanthocephala alata sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 75 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.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Acanthocephala alata in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, June and August–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Acanthocephala alata sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Acanthocephala alata sightings, Calakmul Biosphere Reserve ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Acanthocephala alata that you can see in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Meccus dimidiatus (about 10%) and Pawiloma jucunda (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Acanthocephala alata is recorded against all the insects logged in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (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.
