Ectrichodia crux
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Ectrichodia crux is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found mainly in southern Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Millipede Assassin sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 221st most-seen of the 316 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.
February, May–June, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Millipede Assassin in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, July–August, October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Millipede Assassin sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Millipede Assassin sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 20%), Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Millipede Assassin that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Zooty Red Spittlebug (about 10%), Coastal Sharpcollar Cicada (about 10%) and Platacantha lutea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Millipede Assassin is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (7 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.
