Leptocorisa acuta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Leptocorisa acuta, the paddy earhead bug, is a species of bug recorded from northern Australia, Malesia and Taiwan. Its basionym is Cimex acutus and it is now placed in the family Alydidae. One of several rice bug species, it may be confused with Leptocorisa oratoria. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Paddy Bug sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 151st most-seen of the 856 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Paddy Bug in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to January, the lowest months. Those are among Daintree National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 380 mm in January.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Paddy 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Paddy Bug sightings, Daintree National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Alydidae
The closest relatives of the Paddy Bug that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Alydidae, Broad-headed Bugs) are Noliphus annulipes (about 10%), Riptortus abdominalis (about 10%) and Noliphus erythrocephalus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Paddy Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (23 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.
