Portland Spurgebug

Portland Spurgebug

Dicranocephalus agilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Athens

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Athens
7 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 Athens 🇬🇷 Greece
~10%
3 Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israel
~10%
4 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
5 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Portland Spurgebug in Athens?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Portland Spurgebug 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.

When is the best time to see a Portland Spurgebug in Athens?

February

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Portland Spurgebug in Athens on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Portland Spurgebug?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Portland Spurgebug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Athens the best place to see a Portland Spurgebug?

Among the best

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Portland Spurgebug sightings, Athens ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Portland Spurgebug live in Athens?

Same order: Hemiptera

The closest relatives of the Portland Spurgebug that you can see in Athens (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Ash Cicada (about 50%), European Firebug (about 40%) and Almond Stink Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Portland Spurgebug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Portland Spurgebug 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.

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