Mictis profana
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Mictis profana is a species of insect in the family Coreidae known by the common names crusader bug and holy cross bug. It is distributed in Australia, Indonesia, and the Indo-Pacific. The insect can be seen in most habitat types, from urban areas to the coastal heath, except for the desert. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crusader Bug sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 252 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 742 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crusader Bug in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in June and July, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crusader 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.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Crusader Bug sightings, Sydney ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Perth (Australia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crusader Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (252 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.
