Menecles insertus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Menecles insertus is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elf Shoe Stink Bug sighting in Zion National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 75th most-seen of the 114 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.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Elf Shoe Stink Bug in Zion National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–October and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Zion National Park's wettest months, with about 55 mm of rain against almost none in June.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elf Shoe Stink 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Elf Shoe Stink Bug sightings, Zion National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Elf Shoe Stink Bug that you can see in Zion National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Eastern Boxelder Bug (about 40%), North American Common Water Strider (about 30%) and Giant Agave Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elf Shoe Stink Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Zion National Park (6 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.
