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Platycotis vittatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Platycotis vittatus sighting in Yosemite National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 192nd most-seen of the 227 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.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Platycotis vittatus in Yosemite National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–August, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Platycotis vittatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Platycotis vittatus sightings, Yosemite National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 20%) and Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Platycotis vittatus that you can see in Yosemite National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are North American Common Water Strider (about 10%), Western Boxelder Bug (about 10%) and Small Milkweed Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Platycotis vittatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Yosemite 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.
