Common Nettle Flower Bug

Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Berlin

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

11 Verified sightings at Berlin
July Best month

About the Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
3 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
~10%
5 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
6 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
7 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
8 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
9 Stockholm 🇸🇪 Sweden
<5%
10 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Nettle Flower Bug in Berlin?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Nettle Flower Bug sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 593rd 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 Common Nettle Flower Bug in Berlin?

June and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Nettle Flower Bug in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.

Is Berlin the best place to see a Common Nettle Flower Bug?

13th of 16

Of the 16 cities where we can rate Common Nettle Flower Bug sightings, Berlin ranks 13th at under 5%. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%), Helsinki (Finland, about 10%) and Leeds (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Where does the Common Nettle Flower Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Nettle Flower Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (11 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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