White-Crossed Seed Bug

White-Crossed Seed Bug

Neacoryphus bicrucis

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

25 Verified sightings at Shenandoah National Park From 2019 to 2026
63 In all 5 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-Crossed Seed Bug

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 →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Seattle 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
<5%
9 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Vancouver 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-Crossed Seed Bug in Shenandoah National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Crossed Seed Bug sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 144th most-seen of the 723 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-Crossed Seed Bug in Shenandoah National Park?

May to August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Crossed Seed Bug in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a White-Crossed Seed Bug?

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.

Which relatives of the White-Crossed Seed Bug live in Shenandoah National Park?

Same family: Lygaeidae

The closest relatives of the White-Crossed Seed Bug that you can see in Shenandoah National Park (family Lygaeidae, Seed Bugs) are Large Milkweed Bug (about 20%), False Milkweed Bug (about 10%) and Small Milkweed Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the White-Crossed Seed Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-Crossed Seed Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (25 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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