Acanthocephala alata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Acanthocephala alata is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is native to Mexico and can be found from Texas to Colombia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Acanthocephala alata sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 243rd most-seen of the 697 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.
October and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Acanthocephala alata in San Antonio on a given day, against under 5% in December to September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Acanthocephala alata sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Acanthocephala alata sightings, San Antonio ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Puebla (México, about 10%), Monterrey (México, about 10%) and Guadalajara (México, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Acanthocephala alata is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (31 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.
