Melacoryphus rubicollis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Melacoryphus rubicollis is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae, found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Melacoryphus rubicollis sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 194th most-seen of the 354 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.
August–October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Melacoryphus rubicollis in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–July and November, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Melacoryphus rubicollis sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Saguaro National Park, in our data
Saguaro National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Melacoryphus rubicollis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Melacoryphus rubicollis is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (10 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.
