Hyalymenus tarsatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Hyalymenus tarsatus, the Texas bow-legged bug, is a species of broad-headed bug in the family Alydidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Bow-Legged Bug sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 69th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, June–July, September and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Bow-Legged Bug in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–May, August, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Texas Bow-Legged Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, in our data
Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Texas Bow-Legged Bug sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Texas Bow-Legged Bug that you can see in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Campeche Saltmarsh Flag-Bearer (about 20%), Savius rufomarginatus (about 20%) and Agrosoma placetis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Texas Bow-Legged Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (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.
