Megaloceroea recticornis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Megaloceroea recticornis is a species of plant bugs in the Miridae family, that is found throughout the British Isles, much of mainland Europe, and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 3 | Bucharest | 🇷🇴 Romania | |
| 4 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Megaloceroea recticornis sighting in Birmingham on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 300th most-seen of the 811 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Megaloceroea recticornis in Birmingham on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Megaloceroea recticornis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Megaloceroea recticornis sightings, Birmingham has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Helsinki (Finland, about 10%) and Bucharest (Romania, under 5%).
Same family: Miridae
The closest relatives of the Megaloceroea recticornis that you can see in Birmingham (family Miridae, Plant Bugs) are Three Spotted Nettle Bug (about 10%), Meadow Plant Bug (about 10%) and Common Nettle Flower Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Megaloceroea recticornis is recorded against all the insects logged in Birmingham (26 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.
