Dysdercus andreae
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Dysdercus andreae, or St. Andrew's cotton stainer, is a species of red bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae. It is found on islands in the Caribbean Sea and in North America. The species' common name is in reference to the diagonal white cross seen on it, which resembles the Saint Andrew's Cross. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer sighting in Santo Domingo on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 24th most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer in Santo Domingo on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer sightings, Santo Domingo has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Miami (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer that you can see in Santo Domingo (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Acanthocerus crucifer (about 30%), Pachycoris fabricii (about 20%) and Brachyplatys subaeneus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer is recorded against all the insects logged in Santo Domingo (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.
