Narnia femorata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Narnia femorata is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America. It feeds on cacti, including Opuntia phaeacantha, Ferocactus wislizeni, and Saguaro, as well as Cirsium thistle. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Leaf-Footed Cactus Bug sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 739th most-seen of the 1624 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Leaf-Footed Cactus Bug in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and September–March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Leaf-Footed Cactus Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Leaf-Footed Cactus Bug sightings, Austin ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Mesa (United States, under 5%), San Antonio (United States, under 5%) and Phoenix (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Coreidae
The closest relatives of the Leaf-Footed Cactus Bug that you can see in Austin (family Coreidae, Leaf-footed Bugs) are Eastern Leaf-Footed Bug (about 10%), Acanthocephala terminalis (about 10%) and Giant Leaf-Footed Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Leaf-Footed Cactus Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (26 verified sightings), 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.
