Basicryptus costalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Shield Bug sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 248th most-seen of the 401 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.
March–April and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Shield Bug in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Shield Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Brown Shield Bug sightings, Durban ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%) and Johannesburg (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Shield Bug that you can see in Durban (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Ndebele Bug (about 10%) and Sunflower Seed Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (8 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.
