Pentatoma rufipes
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae, commonly found in most of Europe. It inhabits forests, woodlands, orchards, and gardens. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 8 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 9 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 11 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 16 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 17 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 18 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 8 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 9 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 10 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Bug sighting in Dublin on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 121 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Bug in Dublin on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forest Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
21st of 32
Of the 32 cities where we can rate Forest Bug sightings, Dublin ranks 21st at about 10%. The best odds are in Hamburg (Germany, about 30%), Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 20%) and London (United Kingdom, about 20%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Forest Bug that you can see in Dublin (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Green Shield Bug (about 10%) and Sloe Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forest Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Dublin (23 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.
