Man-Faced Stink Bug

Man-Faced Stink Bug

Catacanthus incarnatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Singapore

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

45 Verified sightings at Singapore
July Best month

About the Man-Faced Stink Bug

Catacanthus ("having downward-pointing thorns") is a genus of insects within the family Pentatomidae. The insects belonging to this genus are found in Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Japan and South Korea.

The back of the man-faced stink bug (Catacanthus incarnatus) has been noted by entomologists to resemble Elvis Presley. Species include: Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yangon 🇲🇲 Myanmar
~20%
2 Pune 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Man-Faced Stink Bug in Singapore?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Man-Faced Stink Bug sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 470th most-seen of the 1045 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Man-Faced Stink Bug in Singapore?

July

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Man-Faced Stink Bug in Singapore on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.

Is Singapore the best place to see a Man-Faced Stink Bug?

5th of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Man-Faced Stink Bug sightings, Singapore ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Yangon (Myanmar, about 20%), Pune (India, about 10%) and Bengaluru (India, under 5%).

Where does the Man-Faced Stink Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Man-Faced Stink Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (45 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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