Large Kissing Bug

Large Kissing Bug

Triatoma rubrofasciata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Ho Chi Minh City

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

5 Verified sightings at Ho Chi Minh City
April Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
2 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%
3 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
4 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~10%
5 Bandung 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
6 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Large Kissing Bug in Ho Chi Minh City?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Kissing Bug sighting in Ho Chi Minh City on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 106th most-seen of the 121 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Large Kissing Bug in Ho Chi Minh City?

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Large Kissing Bug in Ho Chi Minh City on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May–June and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Ho Chi Minh City's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 220 mm in October.

Is Ho Chi Minh City the best place to see a Large Kissing Bug?

Among the best

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Large Kissing Bug sightings, Ho Chi Minh City ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Large Kissing Bug live in Ho Chi Minh City?

Same order: Hemiptera

The closest relatives of the Large Kissing Bug that you can see in Ho Chi Minh City (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Dundubia nagarasingna (about 10%), Sugarcane Spittlebug (about 10%) and Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Large Kissing Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Large Kissing Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Ho Chi Minh City (5 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.

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