Cosmopepla lintneriana
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Cosmopepla lintneriana, the twice-stabbed stink bug, is a species of insect in the family Pentatomidae. Cosmopepla lintneriana was first described in 1798 by Johan Christian Fabricius as Cimex carnifex, and then again in 1865 by Thomas Say as Cosmopepla bimaculata. Cosmopepla lintneriana is hosted by a variety of plants, including milk thistle, echinacea, asparagus, oats, mint and goldenrod, and is widespread throughout North America, from Canada to Mexico. Adult C. lintneriana are black with a red, orange, or yellow band across the pronotum and a short red stripe along the midline, and two red spots at the apex of the scutellum. Nymph coloration ranges from red to white with black markings that change as they grow. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada |
No species of the same family or order lives in Elk Island National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Twice-Stabbed Stink Bug sighting in Elk Island National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 54th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Twice-Stabbed Stink Bug in Elk Island National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months. Those are among Elk Island National Park's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in December.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Twice-Stabbed Stink 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 5 parks where we can rate Twice-Stabbed Stink Bug sightings, Elk Island National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%) and Riding Mountain National Park (Canada, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Twice-Stabbed Stink Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Elk Island National Park (13 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.
