Probergrothius nigricornis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Probergrothius nigricornis is a species of bug found in tropical Asia. They feed primarily on the seeds of Malvales. The antennae are all black, the first and second segments nearly equal and the third is the shortest. The fore femora are serrate on the underside. P. sanguinolens which overlaps in distribution has the terminal antennal segment pale and the second segment longer than the first. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Kapok Bug sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 59th most-seen of the 296 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Kapok Bug in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kapok Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Kaeng Krachan National Park, in our data
Kaeng Krachan National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Kapok Bug sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kapok Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (27 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.
