Cruciferous Bug
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Barcelona

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

10 Verified sightings at Barcelona
46 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Cruciferous Bug

Eurydema ventralis is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae. The species was first described by Friedrich August Rudolph Kolenati in 1846. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Astana 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
~20%
2 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
3 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
4 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
6 Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
7 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
8 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
9 Valencia 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
10 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cruciferous Bug in Barcelona?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cruciferous Bug sighting in Barcelona on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 285th most-seen of the 381 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.

When is the best time to see a Cruciferous Bug in Barcelona?

July and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cruciferous Bug in Barcelona on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Cruciferous Bug?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cruciferous 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.

Is Barcelona the best place to see a Cruciferous Bug?

13th of 16

Of the 16 cities where we can rate Cruciferous Bug sightings, Barcelona ranks 13th at under 5%. The best odds are in Astana (Kazakhstan, about 20%), Vienna (Austria, about 10%) and Budapest (Hungary, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Cruciferous Bug live in Barcelona?

Same genus: Eurydema

The closest relatives of the Cruciferous Bug that you can see in Barcelona (genus Eurydema, Cabbage Bugs, Caper Bugs and Allies) are Red Cabbage Bug (about 20%) and Cabbage Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Cruciferous Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cruciferous Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Barcelona (10 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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