Pseudococcus longispinus
In 3 days ~10%
Pseudococcus longispinus, the long-tailed mealybug, is a species of mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Tailed Mealybug sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 418th most-seen of the 851 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Tailed Mealybug in Los Angeles on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
5th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Long-Tailed Mealybug sightings, Los Angeles ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Lima (Peru, about 10%), Auckland (New Zealand, under 5%) and Miami (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Long-Tailed Mealybug that you can see in Los Angeles (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Red-Shouldered Bug (about 10%), Harlequin Bug (about 10%) and Large Milkweed Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-Tailed Mealybug is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Angeles (21 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.
