Crypticerya genistae
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Crypticerya genistae is a species of giant scale insect in the tribe Iceryini. Adult females somewhat resemble the widespread Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale), having a light orange body, black legs and a white fluted ovisac. However the ovisac is much larger, measuring 0.66–0.75 inches (17–19 mm), and is held either erect of parallel to the host plant. They are very similar in appearance to Icerya rileyi and Icerya littoralis.
Native to South America (including Brazil), C. genistae was accidentally introduced to Florida by 2005 and to the Cayman Islands by 2006. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Genista Giant Scale Insect sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 270th most-seen of the 826 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Genista Giant Scale Insect in Miami on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Miami's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 45 mm in January.
Only Miami, in our data
Miami is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Genista Giant Scale Insect sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Genista Giant Scale Insect is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (32 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.
