Probergrothius sexpunctatus
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Probergrothius sexpunctatus is a species of true bug found in West-Central Africa. The name has been misattributed for many decades to a related species, Probergrothius angolensis, a species that occurs further to the south, and which feeds on the Welwitschia plant.
P. sexpunctatus, as its name suggests, has six prominent black spots on its wings (3 per wing; 2 anteriorly and 1 posteriorly). This distinguishes it from the visually similar P. angolensis, where the two anterior wing spots are typically fused, making four wing spots (2 per wing; 1 anteriorly and posteriorly). P. sexpunctatus also typically has a reddish pronotum and legs, which are black (or almost black) in P. angolensis, however this character is less reliable. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal |
More parks will be added in future updates.
No species of the same family or order lives in Niokolo-Koba National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sixspot Bug sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 5 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January to April
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sixspot Bug in Niokolo-Koba National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May–June and November–December, the lowest months. Those are among Niokolo-Koba National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 300 mm in August. July to October have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sixspot 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.
Only Niokolo-Koba National Park, in our data
Niokolo-Koba National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sixspot Bug sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sixspot Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Niokolo-Koba National Park (8 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.
