Acanthocephala alata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Acanthocephala alata is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is native to Mexico and can be found from Texas to Colombia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Acanthocephala alata sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 412th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Acanthocephala alata in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–November, the lowest months. Those are among Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against 510 mm in October.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Acanthocephala alata sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Acanthocephala alata sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Coreidae
The closest relatives of the Acanthocephala alata that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Coreidae, Leaf-footed Bugs) are Hypselonotus interruptus (about 10%), Spartocera gigantea (about 10%) and Anisoscelis gradadius (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Acanthocephala alata is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (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.
