Horistus orientalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Horistus orientalis is a species of plant bugs, part of the suborder Heteroptera (also called "true bugs"), which belongs to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Horistus orientalis sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 359th most-seen of the 996 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 June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Horistus orientalis in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Horistus orientalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Horistus orientalis sightings, Cévennes National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Miridae
The closest relatives of the Horistus orientalis that you can see in Cévennes National Park (family Miridae, Plant Bugs) are Red-Spotted Plant Bug (about 10%), Hadrodemus m-flavum (about 10%) and Vandalic Mirid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Horistus orientalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (19 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.
