Gonocerus juniperi
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Gonocerus juniperi (juniper bug) is a species of bug belonging to the family Coreidae, native to most of mainland Europe east to Ukraine, but not in the Baltic States or Scandinavia; elsewhere, it also occurs on the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, and on Cyprus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gonocerus juniperi sighting in Bucharest on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 121st most-seen of the 361 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.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gonocerus juniperi in Bucharest on a given day, against under 5% in June, September and November–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gonocerus juniperi sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Gonocerus juniperi sightings, Bucharest ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%).
Same family: Coreidae
The closest relatives of the Gonocerus juniperi that you can see in Bucharest (family Coreidae, Leaf-footed Bugs) are Rhombic Leatherbug (about 10%), Dock Bug (about 10%) and Ceraleptus gracilicornis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gonocerus juniperi is recorded against all the insects logged in Bucharest (16 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.
