Mexican Bordered Plant Bug

Mexican Bordered Plant Bug

Largus maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at San Antonio

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

63 Verified sightings at San Antonio
14 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Mexican Bordered Plant Bug

Largus maculatus is a species of bordered plant bug in the family Largidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
2 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Mexican Bordered Plant Bug in San Antonio?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Bordered Plant Bug sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 63 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 148th most-seen of the 697 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Mexican Bordered Plant Bug in San Antonio?

October to December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Bordered Plant Bug in San Antonio on a given day, against under 5% in January to September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Mexican Bordered Plant Bug?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mexican Bordered Plant 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.

Is San Antonio the best place to see a Mexican Bordered Plant Bug?

Among the best

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Mexican Bordered Plant Bug sightings, San Antonio ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%) and Houston (United States, about 10%).

Where does the Mexican Bordered Plant Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Mexican Bordered Plant Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (63 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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