What are the chances of seeing a Lamprodema maura in Bucharest?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lamprodema maura 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.
When is the best time to see a Lamprodema maura in Bucharest?
April, June and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lamprodema maura in Bucharest on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and October–March, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Lamprodema maura?
Only Bucharest, in our data
Bucharest is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lamprodema maura sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Lamprodema maura live in Bucharest?
Same family: Rhyparochromidae
The closest relatives of the Lamprodema maura that you can see in Bucharest (family Rhyparochromidae, Dirt-colored Seed Bugs) are Coastal Groundbug (about 20%), White-Spotted Groundbug (about 10%) and Beosus quadripunctatus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Lamprodema maura sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lamprodema maura 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.