Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus is a species of assassin bug family (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae. It is a predator of pests in tobacco fields. Its main prey is the tobacco grayish bug, Spartocera dentiventris. although it is also known to feed on Myzus persicae and Macrosiphum euphorbiae aphids, as well as Epitrix and Diabrotica speciosa beetles. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 91 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 121st most-seen of the 558 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.
January–May and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus in Buenos Aires on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and November–December, the lowest months.
Only Buenos Aires, in our data
Buenos Aires is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Reduviidae
The closest relatives of the Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus that you can see in Buenos Aires (family Reduviidae, Assassin Bugs) are Leafhopper Assassin Bug (about 10%), Zelus leucogrammus (about 10%) and Atrachelus cinereus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Buenos Aires (91 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.
