Acanthocephala thomasi
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Acanthocephala thomasi, the giant agave bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Agave Bug sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 109th most-seen of the 354 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.
May–July and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Agave Bug in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Giant Agave Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Giant Agave Bug sightings, Saguaro National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (United States, about 50%), Big Bend National Park (United States, about 30%) and Zion National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Coreidae
The closest relatives of the Giant Agave Bug that you can see in Saguaro National Park (family Coreidae, Leaf-footed Bugs) are Cactus Coreid Bug (about 10%), Leaf-Footed Cactus Bug (about 10%) and Giant Mesquite Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Giant Agave Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (21 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.
