Xanthochilus saturnius
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Xanthochilus saturnius, the Mediterranean seed bug, is a species of true bugs belonging to the family Rhyparochromidae. Xanthochilus is sometimes considered a subgenus of Rhyparochromus, in which case this species is called Rhyparochromus saturnius or Rhyparochromus (Xanthochilus) saturnius. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 2 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Seed Bug sighting in Channel Islands National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 131 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 to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Seed Bug in Channel Islands National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to March, the lowest months. Those are among Channel Islands National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 60 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mediterranean Seed Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Mediterranean Seed Bug sightings, Channel Islands National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Mediterranean Seed Bug that you can see in Channel Islands National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Mediterranean Red Bug (about 30%), California Bordered Plant Bug (about 20%) and North American Common Water Strider (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mediterranean Seed Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Channel Islands National Park (8 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.
