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Rhodnius pallescens
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Rhodnius pallescens is a species of assassin bug. The species was originally described by H.G. Barber in 1932. This species is the main vector of Chagas disease in Panamá. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rhodnius pallescens sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 208th most-seen of the 253 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.
May–June and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rhodnius pallescens in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and July–September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rhodnius pallescens 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.
Only Soberanía National Park, in our data
Soberanía National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rhodnius pallescens sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Reduviidae
The closest relatives of the Rhodnius pallescens that you can see in Soberanía National Park (family Reduviidae, Assassin Bugs) are Montina scutellaris (about 10%), Zelus fasciatus (about 10%) and Panstrongylus geniculatus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rhodnius pallescens is recorded against all the insects logged in Soberanía 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.
