Chelinidea vittiger
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Chelinidea vittiger, known generally as cactus coreid, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. Other common names include the squash bug and cactus bug. It is found in Australia, Central America, and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Las Vegas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cactus Coreid Bug sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 68 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 297th most-seen of the 1412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cactus Coreid Bug in Dallas on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and October–March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cactus Coreid Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Cactus Coreid Bug sightings, Dallas ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%) and Phoenix (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Coreidae
The closest relatives of the Cactus Coreid Bug that you can see in Dallas (family Coreidae, Leaf-footed Bugs) are Acanthocephala terminalis (about 10%), Eastern Leaf-Footed Bug (about 10%) and Giant Leaf-Footed Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cactus Coreid Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Dallas (68 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.
