Kleidocerys resedae
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Kleidocerys resedae, the birch catkin bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 6 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 7 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 8 | Sofia | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | |
| 9 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Birch Catkin Bug sighting in Bucharest on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 218th most-seen of the 361 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.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Birch Catkin Bug in Bucharest on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–April, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Birch Catkin 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.
26th of 36
Of the 36 cities where we can rate Birch Catkin Bug sightings, Bucharest ranks 26th at about 10%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 20%), Hamburg (Germany, about 20%) and Berlin (Germany, about 10%).
Same family: Lygaeidae
The closest relatives of the Birch Catkin Bug that you can see in Bucharest (family Lygaeidae, Seed Bugs) are Melanocoryphus tristrami (about 10%), Lygaeosoma sardeum (about 10%) and Elm Seed Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Birch Catkin Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Bucharest (7 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.
