Northern Fruit Bug

Northern Fruit Bug

Carpocoris fuscispinus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Bavarian Forest National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

47 Verified sightings at Bavarian Forest National Park From 2019 to 2026
75 In all 3 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Northern Fruit Bug

Carpocoris fuscispinus is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~20%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Stockholm 🇸🇪 Sweden
~10%
2 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
3 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
4 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
5 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
6 Cologne 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
8 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
9 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Fruit Bug in Bavarian Forest National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Fruit Bug sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 47 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Northern Fruit Bug in Bavarian Forest National Park?

July

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Fruit Bug in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and September–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Northern Fruit Bug?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Fruit 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.

Is Bavarian Forest National Park the best place to see a Northern Fruit Bug?

2nd of 3

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Northern Fruit Bug sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 20%).

Where does the Northern Fruit Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Northern Fruit Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (47 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.

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