Chelinidea vittiger
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Chelinidea vittiger, known generally as cactus coreid, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. Other common names include the squash bug and cactus bug. It is found in Australia, Central America, and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Las Vegas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cactus Coreid Bug sighting in Mesa on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 161st most-seen of the 232 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.
February, April–May and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cactus Coreid Bug in Mesa on a given day, against under 5% in March, June–August and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cactus Coreid Bug 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 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Cactus Coreid Bug sightings, Mesa ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%), Phoenix (United States, about 10%) and Dallas (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Coreidae
The closest relatives of the Cactus Coreid Bug that you can see in Mesa (family Coreidae, Leaf-footed Bugs) are Leptoglossus zonatus (about 10%), Western Leaf-Footed Bug (about 10%) and Mozena arizonensis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cactus Coreid Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Mesa (9 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.
