Thaumastocoris peregrinus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Thaumastocoris peregrinus, the bronze bug, is a true bug first described from Argentina, but is probably native to Australia. The species has been recorded in Africa (Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (Albania, Italy, Portugal, Spain), Middle East (Israel), North America (Mexico, California), South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay), Caribbean, and New Zealand as a pest of eucalyptus.
Sources: Adult. Body dorsoventrally compressed and elongate. Submacropterous forms are known for both sexes. Male length 2.3–2.9 mm, width 0.7–1.0 mm; female length 2.3–2.7 mm, width 0.7–0.8 mm. Coloration light brown with darker areas; female generally darker than male.
Head broad, strongly projecting anteriorly, with semiglobose projecting eyes. Mandibular plates elongate, conspicuous, strongly recurved anterolaterally. Labium extending to level of fore coxa. Thorax: pronotum with tubercle on anterolateral angle of anterior lobe.
Legs: neither parempodia nor pulvilli present; all tibiae with flattened apical projection, the fossula spongiosa. Tibia of male anteroventrally with three black tubercles, female without such tubercles. Male reproductive... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece | |
| 2 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Lisbon | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 4 | Rome | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 5 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Bug sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 291st most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March and May–June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Bug in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in April and July–December, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Bronze Bug sightings, Auckland ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Athens (Greece, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Bronze Bug that you can see in Auckland (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Passionvine Hopper (about 30%), Glaucias amyota (about 20%) and Southern Green Stink Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bronze Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (19 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.
