Common Nettle Flower Bug

Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Copenhagen

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

11 Verified sightings at Copenhagen
July Best month

About the Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
3 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
~10%
5 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
6 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
7 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
8 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
9 Stockholm 🇸🇪 Sweden
<5%
10 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Nettle Flower Bug in Copenhagen?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Nettle Flower Bug sighting in Copenhagen on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 280th 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 a Common Nettle Flower Bug in Copenhagen?

July

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Nettle Flower Bug in Copenhagen on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.

Is Copenhagen the best place to see a Common Nettle Flower Bug?

11th of 16

Of the 16 cities where we can rate Common Nettle Flower Bug sightings, Copenhagen ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%), Helsinki (Finland, about 10%) and Leeds (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Where does the Common Nettle Flower Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Nettle Flower Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Copenhagen (11 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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