Menecles insertus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Elf Shoe Stink Bug sighting in Denver on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 274th most-seen of the 461 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
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elf Shoe Stink Bug in Denver on a given day, against under 5% in November 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.
6th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Elf Shoe Stink Bug sightings, Denver ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%), Dallas (United States, about 10%) and San Antonio (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Elf Shoe Stink Bug that you can see in Denver (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Harlequin Bug (about 10%), Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (about 10%) and Conchuela 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 Denver (10 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.
