Staria lunata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Staria lunata is a species of shield bug belonging to the family Pentatomidae. It is the only species of the genus Staria. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Staria lunata sighting in Bucharest on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 165th 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.
May to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Staria lunata in Bucharest on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Staria lunata 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 3 cities where we can rate Staria lunata sightings, Bucharest ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Algiers (Algeria, about 10%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Staria lunata 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 Staria lunata is recorded against all the insects logged in Bucharest (10 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.
