Ant Damselbug

Ant Damselbug

Himacerus mirmicoides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Copenhagen

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

15 Verified sightings at Copenhagen
70 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Ant Damselbug

Himacerus mirmicoides, common name ant damsel bug, is a species of damsel bugs belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
5 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
6 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
7 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
8 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
9 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
10 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Ant Damselbug in Copenhagen?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ant Damselbug sighting in Copenhagen on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 204th most-seen of the 476 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 an Ant Damselbug in Copenhagen?

February, May and July–October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ant Damselbug in Copenhagen on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June and November–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Ant Damselbug?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ant Damselbug sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Copenhagen the best place to see an Ant Damselbug?

Among the best

Of the 20 cities where we can rate Ant Damselbug sightings, Copenhagen ranks 16th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Lyon (France, about 10%), London (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Paris (France, about 10%).

Where does the Ant Damselbug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ant Damselbug is recorded against all the insects logged in Copenhagen (15 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.

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