Apiomerus spissipes
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Plains Bee Assassin sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 78 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 192nd most-seen of the 1057 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 and July–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plains Bee Assassin in Houston on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and September–March, the lowest months.
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.
4th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Plains Bee Assassin sightings, Houston ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Denver (United States, about 10%), 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 Houston (family Reduviidae, Assassin Bugs) are North American Wheel Bug (about 10%) and Milkweed 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 Houston (78 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.
