Euthochtha galeator
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Helmeted Squash Bug sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 628th most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Helmeted Squash Bug in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–May, 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Helmeted Squash Bug sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%) and Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Coreidae
The closest relatives of the Helmeted Squash Bug that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (family Coreidae, Leaf-footed Bugs) are Acanthocephala terminalis (about 20%), Leptoglossus oppositus (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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park (6 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.
