Orthops kalmii
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Orthops kalmii, commonly known as kalm's plant bug, is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae and subfamily Mirinae. It can be found everywhere in Europe with the exception of the islands Azores, the Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Iceland and Malta. Then east through the Palearctic to Siberia. It is 4.5 millimetres (0.18 in) long. Both nymphs and adults feed on Apiaceae without preference. The name honours Finnish naturalist Pehr Kalm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Kalm's Plant Bug sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 590th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Kalm's Plant Bug in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kalm's Plant Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Kalm's Plant Bug sightings, Cévennes National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 20%).
Same family: Miridae
The closest relatives of the Kalm's Plant Bug 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 Horistus orientalis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kalm's Plant Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (10 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.
