Zicrona caerulea
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Zicrona caerulea, the blue shieldbug, is a species of bug of the family Pentatomidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Bucharest | 🇷🇴 Romania | |
| 5 | Beijing | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 7 | Seoul | 🇰🇷 South Korea | |
| 8 | Essen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Shield Bug sighting in Bucharest on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 303rd 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.
March and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Shield Bug in Bucharest on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue Shield Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Blue Shield Bug sightings, Bucharest ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%), Manchester (United Kingdom, under 5%) and Liverpool (United Kingdom, under 5%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Blue Shield Bug that you can see in Bucharest (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Southern Green Stink Bug (about 20%), Mediterranean Spiny Stink Bug (about 20%) and Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Bucharest (5 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.
