Notonecta lobata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Notonecta lobata is a species of backswimmer in the family Notonectidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Notonecta lobata sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 211th 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.
February, September and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Notonecta lobata in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–August and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Saguaro National Park's wettest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against almost none in May.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Notonecta lobata sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Saguaro National Park, in our data
Saguaro National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Notonecta lobata sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Notonecta lobata that you can see in Saguaro National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Leafhopper Assassin Bug (about 10%), Large Milkweed Bug (about 10%) and Smoketree Sharpshooter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Notonecta lobata is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (9 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.
