Lygus rugulipennis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lygus rugulipennis, the European tarnished plant bug, is a species of plant bugs of the family Miridae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a European Tarnished Plant Bug sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 964th most-seen of the 1115 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.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Tarnished Plant Bug in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most European Tarnished Plant 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.
Only Bavarian Forest National Park, in our data
Bavarian Forest National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate European Tarnished Plant Bug sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Miridae
The closest relatives of the European Tarnished Plant Bug that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Miridae, Plant Bugs) are Red-Spotted Plant Bug (about 10%), Alfalfa Plant Bug (about 10%) and Closterotomus biclavatus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the European Tarnished Plant Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest 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.
