Parabacillus hesperus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Parabacillus hesperus, the western short-horn walkingstick, is a species of walkingstick in the family Heteronemiidae. It is found in North America. This species is found in dry, arid regions. Their diet consists of various scrub and grassland plants. Through an adaptation called "crypsis," it blends in so perfectly with its natural habitat that it often goes completely undetected by would-be predators. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Las Vegas | 🇺🇸 United States |
No species of the same family or order lives in Las Vegas, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Short-Horned Walkingstick sighting in Las Vegas on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 86th most-seen of the 111 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.
May, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Short-Horned Walkingstick in Las Vegas on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June–September and November, the lowest months.
Only Las Vegas, in our data
Las Vegas is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Western Short-Horned Walkingstick sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Short-Horned Walkingstick is recorded against all the insects logged in Las Vegas (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.
