Orange Assassin Bug

Orange Assassin Bug

Pselliopus barberi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Shenandoah National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

12 Verified sightings at Shenandoah National Park From 2019 to 2026
12 In 1 park
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Orange Assassin Bug

Pselliopus barberi is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America. This species can be encountered from spring to autumn in open areas and are known to hibernate underneath tree bark, sometimes in groups. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Orange Assassin Bug in Shenandoah National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Assassin Bug sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 301st most-seen of the 723 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.

When is the best time to see an Orange Assassin Bug in Shenandoah National Park?

April–June and August–October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Assassin Bug in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and November–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Orange Assassin Bug?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange Assassin Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see an Orange Assassin Bug?

Only Shenandoah National Park, in our data

Shenandoah National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Orange Assassin Bug sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Orange Assassin Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Orange Assassin Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (12 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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