Melanacanthus scutellaris
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Podsucking Bug sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 165th most-seen of the 275 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.
January–February and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Podsucking Bug in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in March–October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Perth's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Podsucking Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Podsucking Bug sightings, Perth has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Brisbane (Australia, under 5%) and Melbourne (Australia, under 5%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Podsucking Bug that you can see in Perth (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Crusader Bug (about 20%), Poecilometis lineatus (about 10%) and Gum Tree Shield Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Podsucking Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Perth (10 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.
