Acanthocephala thomasi
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Acanthocephala thomasi, the giant agave bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Agave Bug sighting in San Luis Potosí on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 28th most-seen of the 91 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.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Agave Bug in San Luis Potosí on a given day, against under 5% in May and November–March, the lowest months. That is one of San Luis Potosí's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against 5 mm in April.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Giant Agave 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.
Only San Luis Potosí, in our data
San Luis Potosí is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Giant Agave Bug sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Giant Agave Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in San Luis Potosí (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.
