Termite Assassin Bug

Termite Assassin Bug

Tegea atropicta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Royal National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

5 Verified sightings at Royal National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Termite Assassin Bug in Royal National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Termite Assassin Bug sighting in Royal National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 147th most-seen of the 175 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Termite Assassin Bug in Royal National Park?

August

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Termite Assassin Bug in Royal National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–July and September–November, the lowest months. That is one of Royal National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 150 mm in March.

What time of day is best to see a Termite Assassin Bug?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Termite Assassin Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Termite Assassin Bug?

Only Royal National Park, in our data

Royal National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Termite Assassin Bug sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Termite Assassin Bug live in Royal National Park?

Same family: Reduviidae

The closest relatives of the Termite Assassin Bug that you can see in Royal National Park (family Reduviidae, Assassin Bugs) are Common Assassin Bug (about 30%) and Orange Assassin Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Termite Assassin Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Termite Assassin Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Royal National Park (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.

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