Dysdercus andreae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Dysdercus andreae, or St. Andrew's cotton stainer, is a species of red bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae. It is found on islands in the Caribbean Sea and in North America. The species' common name is in reference to the diagonal white cross seen on it, which resembles the Saint Andrew's Cross. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 184th 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.
April–May, August–October and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, June–July and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 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 St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Jaragua National Park (Dominican Republic, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (16 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.
