Spilostethus pandurus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Spilostethus pandurus is a species of "seed bugs" belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Lygaeinae. The species was described in 1763 by Scopoli in his "Entomologica carniolica" with locus typicus from the area around Ljubljana. Scopoli does not mention the etymology of the species name but may have named it for the Panduri infantry unit of the Habsburg monarchy.
This species can be found in the Euro-mediterranean-Turaniaan Region, with a more southern distribution than Spilostethus saxatilis. It is present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Israel, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Lebanon, in the Afrotropical realm. and in the southern Asia to India and China.
Spilostethus pandurus can reach a length of 13–15 millimetres (0.51–0... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Milkweed Bug sighting in Athens on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 26th most-seen of the 242 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January to March
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Milkweed Bug in Athens on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month. Those are among Athens's wettest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in August.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Indian Milkweed Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 30
Of the 30 cities where we can rate Indian Milkweed Bug sightings, Athens ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Cairo (Egypt, about 40%), Jerusalem (Israel, about 30%) and Antalya (Turkey, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Indian Milkweed Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Athens (39 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.
