Harpocera thoracica
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Harpocera thoracica is a species of bug from Miridae family. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 7 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 10 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Handsome Plant Bug sighting in Brussels on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 295th most-seen of the 337 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.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Handsome Plant Bug in Brussels on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months. That is one of Brussels's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 80 mm in August.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Handsome Plant Bug 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.
16th of 17
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Handsome Plant Bug sightings, Brussels ranks 16th at under 5%. The best odds are in Essen (Germany, about 10%), Berlin (Germany, about 10%) and London (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Miridae
The closest relatives of the Handsome Plant Bug that you can see in Brussels (family Miridae, Plant Bugs) are Three Spotted Nettle Bug (about 10%), Deraeocoris lutescens (about 10%) and Common Flathorn Plant Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Handsome Plant Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Brussels (6 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.
