What are the chances of seeing a Hairy Stiltbug in Bucharest?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hairy Stiltbug sighting in Bucharest on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 194th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Hairy Stiltbug in Bucharest?
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hairy Stiltbug in Bucharest on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–September and December–February, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Hairy Stiltbug?
Only Bucharest, in our data
Bucharest is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Hairy Stiltbug sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Hairy Stiltbug live in Bucharest?
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Hairy Stiltbug that you can see in Bucharest (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are European Firebug (about 30%), Southern Green Stink Bug (about 20%) and Mediterranean Spiny Stink Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Hairy Stiltbug sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hairy Stiltbug is recorded against all the insects logged in Bucharest (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.