Euthochtha galeator
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Euthochtha is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae (Coreid bugs), containing only one described species, E. galeator. It is sometimes referred to by the common name "helmeted squash bug". Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Helmeted Squash Bug sighting in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 227th most-seen of the 672 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.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Helmeted Squash Bug in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. Those are among Minneapolis [Saint Paul]'s wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Helmeted Squash Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Helmeted Squash Bug sightings, Minneapolis [Saint Paul] has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Dallas (United States, under 5%) and Washington (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Coreidae
The closest relatives of the Helmeted Squash Bug that you can see in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (family Coreidae, Leaf-footed Bugs) are Western Conifer Seed Bug (about 10%) and Acanthocephala terminalis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Helmeted Squash Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (29 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.
