Nabis limbatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Nabis limbatus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in Northern Europe and the northern part of Western and Central Europe. It occurs in the East in Eastern Europe and across the Palearctic to Siberia to China and Korea. It is introduced in Canada. In the Alps, it rises to about 1400 meters above sea level. In the South of Europe, it is found only in the central uplands.
Nabis limbatus is found in tall grass and the herbaceous layer in moist to wet, half shady or open habitats. In forests they are found predominantly in glades, the edge of pathways and margins. Sometimes they are found in drier places. It is a predator with a non-specific range of prey and hunts on the ground as well as in the herb layer. Overwintering occurs as the egg. Nymphs are found from mid-May until July, adults from the end of June. Females insert their eggs mainly in August in blades of grass or the stems of herbaceous plants. The micropterous bugs go through four nymphal stages. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Marsh Damsel Bug sighting in Birmingham on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 563rd most-seen of the 811 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.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Marsh Damsel Bug in Birmingham on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Marsh Damsel Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Marsh Damsel Bug sightings, Birmingham ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Marsh Damsel Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Birmingham (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.
