Oxycarenus lavaterae
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Oxycarenus lavaterae, common name lime seed bug, is a species of ground bug of the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lime Seed Bug sighting in Brussels on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 213th 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.
February–April and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lime Seed Bug in Brussels on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and August–January, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lime Seed Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
21st of 24
Of the 24 cities where we can rate Lime Seed Bug sightings, Brussels ranks 21st at about 10%. The best odds are in Sofia (Bulgaria, about 20%), Berlin (Germany, about 20%) and Algiers (Algeria, about 20%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Lime Seed Bug that you can see in Brussels (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are European Firebug (about 30%), Southern Green Stink Bug (about 20%) and Dock Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lime Seed Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Brussels (8 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.
