Northern Fruit Bug

Northern Fruit Bug

Carpocoris fuscispinus

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

12 Verified sightings at Cévennes National Park From 2019 to 2026
75 In all 3 parks
August 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 Cévennes National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Fruit Bug sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 527th 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.

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

July to September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Fruit Bug in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months. Those are among Cévennes National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in October.

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 Cévennes National Park the best place to see a Northern Fruit Bug?

3rd of 3

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

Which relatives of the Northern Fruit Bug live in Cévennes National Park?

Same genus: Carpocoris

The closest relatives of the Northern Fruit Bug that you can see in Cévennes National Park (genus Carpocoris) are Black-Shouldered Shieldbug (about 20%) and Red Shield Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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 Cévennes National Park (12 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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