Graphosoma lineatum
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Graphosoma lineatum, also known as the north african striped bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Algiers | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a North African And Sicilian Striped Shield Bug sighting in Algiers on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 98th most-seen of the 133 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a North African And Sicilian Striped Shield Bug in Algiers on a given day, against under 5% in September to March, the lowest months. Those are among Algiers's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 90 mm in November.
Only Algiers, in our data
Algiers is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate North African And Sicilian Striped Shield Bug sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the North African And Sicilian Striped Shield Bug that you can see in Algiers (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Red Shield Bug (about 30%), Southern Green Stink Bug (about 20%) and Red Cabbage Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the North African And Sicilian Striped Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Algiers (7 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.
