Coastal Groundbug

Coastal Groundbug

Beosus maritimus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Berlin

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

12 Verified sightings at Berlin
35 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Coastal Groundbug

Beosus maritimus is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae, found mainly in Europe and western Asia. 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 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~20%
2 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
4 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
6 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
7 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
8 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%
9 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%
10 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Coastal Groundbug in Berlin?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Coastal Groundbug sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 562nd most-seen of the 1065 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Coastal Groundbug in Berlin?

May

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coastal Groundbug in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Coastal Groundbug?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coastal Groundbug sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Berlin the best place to see a Coastal Groundbug?

10th of 13

Of the 13 cities where we can rate Coastal Groundbug sightings, Berlin ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bucharest (Romania, about 20%), Lyon (France, about 10%) and Budapest (Hungary, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Coastal Groundbug live in Berlin?

Same family: Rhyparochromidae

The closest relatives of the Coastal Groundbug that you can see in Berlin (family Rhyparochromidae, Dirt-colored Seed Bugs) are Bright-Spotted Groundbug (about 10%) and White-Spotted Groundbug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Coastal Groundbug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Coastal Groundbug is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (12 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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