Man-Faced Stink Bug

Man-Faced Stink Bug

Catacanthus incarnatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Pune

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

16 Verified sightings at Pune
May Best month

About the Man-Faced Stink Bug

Catacanthus ("having downward-pointing thorns") is a genus of insects within the family Pentatomidae. The insects belonging to this genus are found in Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Japan and South Korea.

The back of the man-faced stink bug (Catacanthus incarnatus) has been noted by entomologists to resemble Elvis Presley. Species include: Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yangon 🇲🇲 Myanmar
~20%
2 Pune 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Man-Faced Stink Bug in Pune?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Man-Faced Stink Bug sighting in Pune on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 159th most-seen of the 340 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.

When is the best time to see a Man-Faced Stink Bug in Pune?

January, April–July and September–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Man-Faced Stink Bug in Pune on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, August and December, the lowest months.

Is Pune the best place to see a Man-Faced Stink Bug?

2nd of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Man-Faced Stink Bug sightings, Pune ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Yangon (Myanmar, about 20%).

Where does the Man-Faced Stink Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Man-Faced Stink Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Pune (16 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.

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