Holhymenia histrio
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Holhymenia histrio, its Spanish common name being chinche del Mburucuyá, also called the Mburucyá bug, passion fruit bug, or squash bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug found across Mexico and South America. Adults have black heads and a thorax with yellowish-white spots and a dark brown abdomen with black spots and bands. The forelegs are a solid yellow. The femurs on its two hind legs are an auburn brown while its tibia and taurus are colored yellow. Its forewings are transparent with well-marked brown venation. Antennae are a dark brown or black with a white segment at the forefront.
Adult Mburucyá bugs mimic the colors and body structure of ichneumonid wasps, which is an example of Batesian mimicry. There are no visual or identifiable differences between sexes. Holhymenia histrio is most common throughout South America, most notably in Argentina and Brazil. They often populate areas with large amounts of agriculture.
The eggs of the H. histrio are dark brown and elliptical in shape. Nymphs are different depending on stage. Anatomically, they are similar in structure to adults, however they lack functional wings, which develop fully... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 3 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Holhymenia histrio sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 499 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 558 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Holhymenia histrio in Buenos Aires on a given day, against about 10% in May to September, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Holhymenia histrio sightings, Buenos Aires has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Montevideo (Uruguay, about 10%) and Rosario (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Coreidae
The closest relatives of the Holhymenia histrio that you can see in Buenos Aires (family Coreidae, Leaf-footed Bugs) are Pachylis argentinus (about 10%), Phthiacnemia picta (about 10%) and Spartocera fusca (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Holhymenia histrio is recorded against all the insects logged in Buenos Aires (499 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.
