Spartocera batatas
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Spartocera batatas, commonly known as the giant sweetpotato bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in the Caribbean, South America, and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Sweet Potato Bug sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 396th most-seen of the 496 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.
March and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Sweet Potato Bug in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Giant Sweet Potato Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Giant Sweet Potato Bug sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Coreidae
The closest relatives of the Giant Sweet Potato Bug that you can see in Everglades National Park (family Coreidae, Leaf-footed Bugs) are Florida Leaf-Footed Bug (about 10%), Eastern Leaf-Footed Bug (about 10%) and Helmeted Squash Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Giant Sweet Potato Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades 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.
