Apiomerus spissipes
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Apiomerus spissipes is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plains Bee Assassin sighting in Denver on a given day, based on 71 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 87th most-seen of the 461 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plains Bee Assassin in Denver on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. Those are among Denver's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plains Bee Assassin sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Plains Bee Assassin sightings, Denver has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Dallas (United States, about 10%) and Salt Lake City (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Reduviidae
The closest relatives of the Plains Bee Assassin that you can see in Denver (family Reduviidae, Assassin Bugs) are Jagged Ambush Bug (about 10%), Masked Hunter (about 10%) and Pale Green Assassin Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plains Bee Assassin is recorded against all the insects logged in Denver (71 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.
