Broken-Backed Bug

Broken-Backed Bug

Taylorilygus apicalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at San Francisco

In 3 days ~10%

16 Verified sightings at San Francisco
8 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Broken-Backed Bug

Taylorilygus apicalis or broken-backed bug is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Algiers 🇩🇿 Algeria
~10%
2 Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israel
~10%
3 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
~10%
4 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
5 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
6 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%
10 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Broken-Backed Bug in San Francisco?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Broken-Backed Bug sighting in San Francisco on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 404th most-seen of the 737 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Broken-Backed Bug in San Francisco?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Broken-Backed Bug in San Francisco on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Broken-Backed Bug?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Broken-Backed 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.

Is San Francisco the best place to see a Broken-Backed Bug?

26th of 26

Of the 26 cities where we can rate Broken-Backed Bug sightings, San Francisco ranks 26th at under 5%. The best odds are in Algiers (Algeria, about 10%), Tel Aviv (Israel, about 10%) and Puebla (México, about 10%).

Where does the Broken-Backed Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Broken-Backed Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in San Francisco (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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