Bacillus atticus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Bacillus atticus atticus is a species of phasmid or "walking stick" with recorded specimens in Greece, Italy, Croatia and Israel. In Cyprus, the endemic subspecies Bacillus atticus cyprius is present. Both can often be found climbing on plants. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece |
No species of the same family or order lives in Athens, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Attican Stick Insect sighting in Athens on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 198th most-seen of the 242 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Attican Stick Insect in Athens on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and June–September, the lowest months. That is one of Athens's wettest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 10 mm in August.
Only Athens, in our data
Athens is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Attican Stick Insect sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Attican Stick Insect is recorded against all the insects logged in Athens (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.
