Euthochtha galeator
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Euthochtha is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae (Coreid bugs), containing only one described species, E. galeator. It is sometimes referred to by the common name "helmeted squash bug". Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Helmeted Squash Bug sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 496 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–July and September–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Helmeted Squash Bug in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and August, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Helmeted Squash 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 3 parks where we can rate Helmeted Squash Bug sightings, Everglades National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%) and Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Coreidae
The closest relatives of the Helmeted Squash Bug that you can see in Everglades National Park (family Coreidae, Leaf-footed Bugs) are Florida Leaf-Footed Bug (about 10%) and Eastern Leaf-Footed Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Helmeted Squash Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (33 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.
