Neacoryphus bicrucis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The whitecrossed seed bug (Neacoryphus bicrucis) or ragwort seed bug is a species of insect in the family Lygaeidae ("seed bugs"), in the order Hemiptera ("true bugs, cicadas, hoppers, aphids and allies"). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Crossed Seed Bug sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 114th most-seen of the 161 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.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-Crossed Seed Bug in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and September–February, the lowest months. That is one of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 10 mm in September.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-Crossed Seed Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate White-Crossed Seed Bug sightings, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Lygaeidae
The closest relatives of the White-Crossed Seed Bug that you can see in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (family Lygaeidae, Seed Bugs) are Small Milkweed Bug (about 10%) and Large Milkweed Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-Crossed Seed Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (6 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.
