Edessa bifida
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Edessa bifida is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America. Some have proposed elevating the preexisting subgenus Ascra to genus status, thereby reclassifying E. bifida as Ascra bifida. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Edessa bifida sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 710th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Edessa bifida in Dallas on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Edessa bifida sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Edessa bifida sightings, Dallas ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Houston (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Edessa bifida that you can see in Dallas (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Green Stink Bug (about 10%), Elf Shoe Stink Bug (about 10%) and Juniper Stink Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Edessa bifida is recorded against all the insects logged in Dallas (19 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.
