Aelia acuminata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Aelia acuminata, common name bishop's mitre, is a species of shield bug belonging to the family Pentatomidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 471st most-seen of the 1115 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.
May and July–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–April, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%), Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Forest Bug (about 20%), Green Shield Bug (about 20%) and European Striped Shield Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (11 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.
