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Platycotis vittatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Platycotis vittatus sighting in Orlando on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 213th most-seen of the 294 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.
March and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Platycotis vittatus in Orlando on a given day, against under 5% in April–October and December–February, the lowest months. Those are among Orlando's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in June.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Platycotis vittatus 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 7 cities where we can rate Platycotis vittatus sightings, Orlando ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Washington (United States, under 5%) and Baltimore (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Platycotis vittatus that you can see in Orlando (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Red-Shouldered Bug (about 10%), Black Stink Bug (about 10%) and Giant Leaf-Footed Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Platycotis vittatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Orlando (9 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.
