Cydnus aterrimus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Cydnus aterrimus is a species of burrowing bug in the family Cydnidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, and Southern Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Burrowing Bug sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 191st most-seen of the 311 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Burrowing Bug in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in December to September, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Burrowing 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.
14th of 17
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Black Burrowing Bug sightings, Cape Town ranks 14th at under 5%. The best odds are in Barcelona (Spain, about 10%), Valencia (Spain, about 10%) and Izmir (Turkey, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Black Burrowing Bug that you can see in Cape Town (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Brown Stink Bug (about 20%), Southern Green Stink Bug (about 10%) and Common Tip Wilter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Burrowing Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (14 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.
