Northern Fruit Bug

Northern Fruit Bug

Carpocoris fuscispinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Białowieża National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

16 Verified sightings at Białowieża National Park From 2019 to 2026
75 In all 3 parks
November 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 Białowieża National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Fruit Bug sighting in Białowieża National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 34th most-seen of the 158 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

November

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Fruit Bug in Białowieża National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September–October and December–April, 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 Białowieża National Park the best place to see a Northern Fruit Bug?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Northern Fruit Bug sightings, Białowieża National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).

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 Białowieża National Park (16 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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