Achilus flammeus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Achilus flammeus, the red fungus bug, is a planthopper native to Australia, and accidentally introduced into Auckland, New Zealand. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red Fungus Bug sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 468th most-seen of the 742 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.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Fungus Bug in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months.
Only Sydney, in our data
Sydney is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Red Fungus Bug sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Red Fungus Bug that you can see in Sydney (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Common Assassin Bug (about 30%), Black Prince (about 20%) and Hibiscus Harlequin Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Fungus Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (10 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.
