Orthops kalmii
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 Algiers on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 115th most-seen of the 133 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Kalm's Plant Bug in Algiers on a given day, against under 5% in May and September–March, the lowest months. Those are among Algiers's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 90 mm in November.
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.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Kalm's Plant Bug sightings, Algiers has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Barcelona (Spain, under 5%) and Lisbon (Portugal, under 5%).
Same family: Miridae
The closest relatives of the Kalm's Plant Bug that you can see in Algiers (family Miridae, Plant Bugs) are Broken-Backed Bug (about 10%), Deraeocoris punctum (about 10%) and Calocoris nemoralis (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 Algiers (5 verified sightings), 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.
