Dysdercus bimaculatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Dysdercus bimaculatus, the two-spotted cotton stainer, is a species of red bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae. It is found in North America, and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Cotton Stainer sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 344th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Cotton Stainer in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to October, the lowest months. Those are among Cumbres de Monterrey National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 180 mm in September.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Two-Spotted Cotton Stainer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, in our data
Cumbres de Monterrey National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Two-Spotted Cotton Stainer sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Two-Spotted Cotton Stainer 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 Two-Spotted Cotton Stainer is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (6 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.
