Mictis profana
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Mictis profana is a species of insect in the family Coreidae known by the common names crusader bug and holy cross bug. It is distributed in Australia, Indonesia, and the Indo-Pacific. The insect can be seen in most habitat types, from urban areas to the coastal heath, except for the desert. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crusader Bug sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 76 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.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Crusader Bug in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May and July–September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crusader 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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Crusader Bug sightings, Kakadu National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Crusader Bug that you can see in Kakadu National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Green Jewel Bug (about 10%) and Corroboree Cicada (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crusader Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Kakadu National Park (15 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.
