Leptocorisa acuta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Leptocorisa acuta, the paddy earhead bug, is a species of bug recorded from northern Australia, Malesia and Taiwan. Its basionym is Cimex acutus and it is now placed in the family Alydidae. One of several rice bug species, it may be confused with Leptocorisa oratoria. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Paddy Bug sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 377th most-seen of the 428 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March, June and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Paddy Bug in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May, July–August and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Paddy Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Paddy Bug sightings, Kochi ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Brisbane (Australia, about 10%) and Tuen Mun (China, about 10%).
Same family: Alydidae
The closest relatives of the Paddy Bug that you can see in Kochi (family Alydidae, Broad-headed Bugs) are Riptortus linearis (about 10%) and Riptortus pedestris (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Paddy Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Kochi (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.
