Lygaeus turcicus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Lygaeus turcicus, the false milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Eastern North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a False Milkweed Bug sighting in Boston on a given day, based on 842 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 1200 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a False Milkweed Bug in Boston on a given day, against under 5% in December and January, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most False Milkweed 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 9 cities where we can rate False Milkweed Bug sightings, Boston has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Philadelphia (United States, about 10%) and New York City (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the False Milkweed Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Boston (842 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.
