Piezogaster calcarator
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Piezogaster calcarator alternatively known as the is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Piezogaster calcarator sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 303rd most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Piezogaster calcarator in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–August and October–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Piezogaster calcarator sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Piezogaster calcarator sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Coreidae
The closest relatives of the Piezogaster calcarator 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 Piezogaster calcarator is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (17 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.
