Burtinus notatipennis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Burtinus notatipennis is a species of broad-headed bug in the family Alydidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-Winged Broad-Headed Bug sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 279th most-seen of the 431 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-Winged Broad-Headed Bug in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–October and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-Winged Broad-Headed Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Spot-Winged Broad-Headed Bug sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Big Bend National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Spot-Winged Broad-Headed Bug that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Acanthocephala alata (about 10%), Giant Cicada (about 10%) and Red-Shouldered Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spot-Winged Broad-Headed Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (8 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
