Large Kissing Bug

Large Kissing Bug

Triatoma rubrofasciata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Bandung

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

7 Verified sightings at Bandung
April Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
2 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%
3 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
4 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~10%
5 Bandung 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
6 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Large Kissing Bug in Bandung?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Kissing Bug sighting in Bandung on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 108th most-seen of the 156 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.

When is the best time to see a Large Kissing Bug in Bandung?

April, June and October–January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Kissing Bug in Bandung on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May and July–September, the lowest months.

Is Bandung the best place to see a Large Kissing Bug?

Among the best

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Large Kissing Bug sightings, Bandung ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 10%), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, about 10%) and Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (Sri Lanka, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Large Kissing Bug live in Bandung?

Same order: Hemiptera

The closest relatives of the Large Kissing Bug that you can see in Bandung (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Cryptotympana acuta (about 20%), Dundubia vaginata (about 10%) and Bythopsyrna tineoides (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Large Kissing Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Large Kissing Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Bandung (7 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.

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