Oncopeltus sanguinolentus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Oncopeltus sanguinolentus, the blood-colored milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Like several other members in the genus Oncopeltus, it preferentially feeds on milkweed plants, particularly Asclepias subulata. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blood-Colored Milkweed Bug sighting in Phoenix on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 44th most-seen of the 264 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blood-Colored Milkweed Bug in Phoenix on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and August, the lowest months. That is one of Phoenix's driest months, with almost no rain against 35 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blood-Colored Milkweed 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.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Blood-Colored Milkweed Bug sightings, Phoenix ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Mesa (United States, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blood-Colored Milkweed Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Phoenix (58 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.
