Pale Damsel Bug

Pale Damsel Bug

Nabis capsiformis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Algiers

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

7 Verified sightings at Algiers
November Best month

About the Pale Damsel Bug

Nabis capsiformis, the pale damsel bug, is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), Central America, North America, Oceania, and South America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuwait City 🇰🇼 Kuwait
~20%
2 Algiers 🇩🇿 Algeria
~10%
3 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
4 Johannesburg 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pale Damsel Bug in Algiers?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Damsel Bug sighting in Algiers on a given day, based on 7 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.

When is the best time to see a Pale Damsel Bug in Algiers?

November

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Damsel Bug in Algiers on a given day, against under 5% in June–October and December–April, the lowest months. That is one of Algiers's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain against 5 mm in July.

Is Algiers the best place to see a Pale Damsel Bug?

2nd of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Pale Damsel Bug sightings, Algiers ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kuwait City (Kuwait, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Pale Damsel Bug live in Algiers?

Same order: Hemiptera

The closest relatives of the Pale Damsel Bug that you can see in Algiers (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are European Firebug (about 30%), Rhynocoris erythropus (about 30%) and Red Shield Bug (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pale Damsel Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pale Damsel 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.

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