Zelus luridus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Zelus luridus, also known as the pale green assassin bug, is a species of assassin bug native to North America. It is the most common Zelus species in the eastern United States. Although it may inflict a painful bite if handled, it is not considered medically significant to humans. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Green Assassin Bug sighting in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, based on 145 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 672 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and May–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Green Assassin Bug in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and November–December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale Green Assassin 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.
Among the best
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Pale Green Assassin Bug sightings, Minneapolis [Saint Paul] ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Boston (United States, about 10%), Washington (United States, about 10%) and Montreal (Canada, about 10%).
Same family: Reduviidae
The closest relatives of the Pale Green Assassin Bug that you can see in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (family Reduviidae, Assassin Bugs) are Acholla multispinosa (about 10%), Jagged Ambush Bug (about 10%) and Masked Hunter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale Green Assassin Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (145 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.
