Dysdercus andreae
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Dysdercus andreae, or St. Andrew's cotton stainer, is a species of red bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae. It is found on islands in the Caribbean Sea and in North America. The species' common name is in reference to the diagonal white cross seen on it, which resembles the Saint Andrew's Cross. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 93 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 151st 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–May, August and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer in Miami on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, June–July and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer sightings, Miami ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (93 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.
