Phenax variegata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phenax variegata sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, April–May, July and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Phenax variegata in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, June, August and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phenax variegata sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Phenax variegata sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 20%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Phenax variegata that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Sphenorhina rubra (about 20%), Monecphora cingulata (about 20%) and Green Shield Cicada (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phenax variegata is recorded against all the insects logged in Serra dos Órgãos 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.
