Pellaea stictica
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pellaea stictica is a species of stink bug found in temperate areas of the Western Hemisphere, including North America, South America, and the Caribbean. The adults and nymphs are both considered edible insects in Mexico. This species was first described to science in 1851. Its distribution north of Mexico has only recently (as of 2021) extended to California, having previously only been known from Texas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pellaea stictica sighting in Quito on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 83 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pellaea stictica in Quito on a given day, against under 5% in February, June, October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Quito's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain against 25 mm in August.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pellaea stictica sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Pellaea stictica sightings, Quito ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Lima (Peru, about 20%), Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 20%) and Cali (Colombia, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Pellaea stictica that you can see in Quito (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Leptoglossus zonatus (about 20%), Milkweed Assassin Bug (about 10%) and Onega bracteata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pellaea stictica is recorded against all the insects logged in Quito (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.
