Megalotomus quinquespinosus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Megalotomus quinquespinosus, the lupine bug, is a species of broad-headed bug in the family Alydidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lupine Bug sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 630th most-seen of the 723 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.
September and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lupine Bug in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lupine Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Lupine Bug sightings, Shenandoah National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Lupine Bug that you can see in Shenandoah National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Spotted Lanternfly (about 50%), Large Milkweed Bug (about 20%) and Acanthocephala terminalis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lupine Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah 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.
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