Carpocoris mediterraneus
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Carpocoris mediterraneus, the red shield bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red Shield Bug sighting in Algiers on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 133 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red Shield Bug in Algiers on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and November, the lowest months. That is one of Algiers's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 90 mm in November.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Shield Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Red Shield Bug sightings, Algiers has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Jerusalem (Israel, about 20%) and Izmir (Turkey, about 20%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Red Shield Bug that you can see in Algiers (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Southern Green Stink Bug (about 20%), Red Cabbage Bug (about 10%) and Staria lunata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Algiers (42 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.
