Arilus (Wheel Bugs)

Genus

Wheel Bugs

Arilus

2 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

Species in this group

North American Wheel Bug

North American Wheel Bug

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Arilus cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Arilus carinatus

Arilus carinatus

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Arilus carinatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%
Jan
<5%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~20%
May
~10%
Jun
<5%
Jul
<5%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Wheel Bugs

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~30%
2 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 2
~10%
3 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 2
~10%
4 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~10%
5 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~10%
6 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~10%
7 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 2
~10%
8 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
<5%
9 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 2
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 João Pessoa 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 2
~20%
2 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~10%
3 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 2
~10%
4 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~10%
5 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~10%
6 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 2
~10%
7 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~10%
8 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 2
~10%
9 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~10%
10 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
~10%
11 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
<5%
12 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
<5%
13 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
<5%
14 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 2
<5%