Leptocorisa acuta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Leptocorisa acuta, the paddy earhead bug, is a species of bug recorded from northern Australia, Malesia and Taiwan. Its basionym is Cimex acutus and it is now placed in the family Alydidae. One of several rice bug species, it may be confused with Leptocorisa oratoria. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Paddy Bug sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 190 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 79th most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January to March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Paddy Bug in Brisbane on a given day, against about 10% in April to December, the lowest months. Those are among Brisbane's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in July.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Paddy 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 3 cities where we can rate Paddy Bug sightings, Brisbane has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tuen Mun (China, about 10%) and Kochi (India, under 5%).
Same family: Alydidae
The closest relatives of the Paddy Bug that you can see in Brisbane (family Alydidae, Broad-headed Bugs) are Brown Bean Bug (about 10%) and Noliphus erythrocephalus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Paddy Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (190 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.
