Acanthocephala alata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Acanthocephala alata is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is native to Mexico and can be found from Texas to Colombia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Acanthocephala alata sighting in Monterrey on a given day, based on 72 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 41st most-seen of the 413 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.
March and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Acanthocephala alata in Monterrey on a given day, against about 10% in January–February and April–October, the lowest months. Those are among Monterrey's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 200 mm in September.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Acanthocephala alata 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 5 cities where we can rate Acanthocephala alata sightings, Monterrey ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Puebla (México, about 10%).
Same family: Coreidae
The closest relatives of the Acanthocephala alata that you can see in Monterrey (family Coreidae, Leaf-footed Bugs) are Sagotylus confluens (about 10%) and Leptoglossus zonatus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Acanthocephala alata is recorded against all the insects logged in Monterrey (72 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.
