Hesperolabops gelastops
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Hesperolabops gelastops, the cactus bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Nopal Plant Bug sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 538th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nopal Plant Bug in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nopal Plant 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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Nopal Plant Bug sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come San Antonio (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Miridae
The closest relatives of the Nopal Plant Bug that you can see in Austin (family Miridae, Plant Bugs) are Oak Catkin Mirid (about 10%), Four-Lined Plant Bug (about 10%) and Scarlet Mountain Laurel Mirid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nopal Plant Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (46 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.
