Neogerris hesione
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Neogerris hesione is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Neogerris hesione sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 134th 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, September and November–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Neogerris hesione in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–June, August and October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Neogerris hesione sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Neogerris hesione sightings, Everglades National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Neogerris hesione that you can see in Everglades National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Common Cotton Stainer Bug (about 20%), Milkweed Assassin Bug (about 20%) and Florida 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 Neogerris hesione is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (27 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.
