Sphaerocoris annulus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Sphaerocoris annulus, common names Picasso bug or Zulu hud bug (Zulu: "iCikwa"), is a species of shield-backed bugs of the family Scutelleridae. A 'true bug' under the Hemiptera order. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Picasso Bug sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 248th most-seen of the 401 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 Picasso Bug in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and October–March, the lowest months. Those are among Durban's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in January.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Picasso Bug sightings, Durban ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Nairobi (Kenya, about 20%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Picasso Bug that you can see in Durban (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Tettigoniella cosmopolita (about 10%), Yellow Raintree Spittlebug (about 10%) and Ndebele Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Picasso Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (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.
