Elasmostethus cruciatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Elasmostethus cruciatus; known generally as the red-cross shield bug, redcrossed stink bug or salmonberry bug; is a species of shield bug in the family Acanthosomatidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Cross Shield Bug sighting in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 235 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Cross Shield Bug in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and December–April, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Cross Shield 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.
5th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Red-Cross Shield Bug sightings, Great Bear Rainforest ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada, about 20%), Gros Morne National Park (Canada, about 10%) and Redwood National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Red-Cross Shield Bug that you can see in Great Bear Rainforest (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Limnoporus notabilis (about 20%), Meadow Spittlebug (about 10%) and North American Common Water Strider (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Cross Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Bear Rainforest (25 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.
