Ectrichodia crux
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Ectrichodia crux is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found mainly in southern Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Millipede Assassin sighting in Johannesburg on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 164th most-seen of the 213 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–May and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Millipede Assassin in Johannesburg on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and June–September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Millipede Assassin sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Millipede Assassin sightings, Johannesburg ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%) and Durban (South Africa, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Millipede Assassin that you can see in Johannesburg (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Brown Stink Bug (about 20%), Gardenia Twig Wilter (about 10%) and Southern Green Stink Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Millipede Assassin is recorded against all the insects logged in Johannesburg (6 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.
