Stenomacra marginella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Stenomacra marginella is a species of bordered plant bug in the family Largidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 7 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stenomacra marginella sighting in San Luis Potosí on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 69th most-seen of the 91 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Stenomacra marginella in San Luis Potosí on a given day, against under 5% in May and September–March, the lowest months. That is one of San Luis Potosí's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 110 mm in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Stenomacra marginella sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Stenomacra marginella sightings, San Luis Potosí ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Toluca (México, about 30%), Mexico City (México, about 20%) and Puebla (México, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Stenomacra marginella that you can see in San Luis Potosí (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Giant Agave Bug (about 10%), Large Milkweed Bug (about 10%) and Green Stink Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Stenomacra marginella is recorded against all the insects logged in San Luis Potosí (9 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.
