Holcostethus strictus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vernal Shield Bug sighting in Bucharest on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 78th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May and July–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vernal Shield Bug in Bucharest on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vernal 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.
Yes
Of the 25 cities where we can rate Vernal Shield Bug sightings, Bucharest has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Lyon (France, about 10%) and Vienna (Austria, about 10%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Vernal 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 Vernal Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Bucharest (21 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.
