Elasmostethus cruciatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Jasper National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 88 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Cross Shield Bug in Jasper National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–June, the lowest months. Those are among Jasper National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 55 mm in April.
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.
9th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Red-Cross Shield Bug sightings, Jasper National Park ranks 9th 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%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Cross Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Jasper National Park (5 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.
