Halobates sobrinus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an East Pacific Sea Skater sighting in Galápagos Islands on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 83 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.
August and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an East Pacific Sea Skater in Galápagos Islands on a given day, against under 5% in January–July and September–October, the lowest months. Those are among Galápagos Islands's driest months, with almost no rain against 50 mm in March.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most East Pacific Sea Skater sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Galápagos Islands, in our data
Galápagos Islands is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate East Pacific Sea Skater sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the East Pacific Sea Skater that you can see in Galápagos Islands (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Giant Strong-Nosed Stink Bug (about 10%), Southern Green Stink Bug (about 10%) and Cottony Cushion Scale (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the East Pacific Sea Skater is recorded against all the insects logged in Galápagos Islands (8 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.
