Hesperolabops gelastops
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Hesperolabops gelastops, the cactus bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Nopal Plant Bug sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 233rd 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.
April and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nopal Plant Bug in San Antonio on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and May–October, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nopal Plant Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Nopal Plant Bug sightings, San Antonio ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Austin (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Miridae
The closest relatives of the Nopal Plant Bug that you can see in San Antonio (family Miridae, Plant Bugs) are Scarlet Mountain Laurel Mirid (about 10%) and Oak Catkin Mirid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nopal Plant Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (44 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.
