Menecles insertus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Menecles insertus is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elf Shoe Stink Bug sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 301 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 1412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Elf Shoe Stink Bug in Dallas on a given day, against under 5% in July to September, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elf Shoe Stink 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.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Elf Shoe Stink Bug sightings, Dallas ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Elf Shoe Stink Bug that you can see in Dallas (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Green Stink Bug (about 10%), Juniper Stink Bug (about 10%) and Red-Shouldered Stink Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elf Shoe Stink Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Dallas (301 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.
