Orthops kalmii
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Orthops kalmii, commonly known as kalm's plant bug, is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae and subfamily Mirinae. It can be found everywhere in Europe with the exception of the islands Azores, the Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Iceland and Malta. Then east through the Palearctic to Siberia. It is 4.5 millimetres (0.18 in) long. Both nymphs and adults feed on Apiaceae without preference. The name honours Finnish naturalist Pehr Kalm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Kalm's Plant Bug sighting in Barcelona on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 263rd 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.
July–August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Kalm's Plant Bug in Barcelona on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–June, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kalm's Plant Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Kalm's Plant Bug sightings, Barcelona ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Algiers (Algeria, about 10%).
Same family: Miridae
The closest relatives of the Kalm's Plant Bug that you can see in Barcelona (family Miridae, Plant Bugs) are Trivial Plant Bug (about 10%), Broken-Backed Bug (about 10%) and Deraeocoris punctum (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kalm's Plant Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Barcelona (18 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.
