Ectobius vittiventris
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Ectobius vittiventris, the amber wood cockroach, amber forest cockroach or garden cockroach, is a species belonging to the order Blattodea and is a type of wood cockroach originally from southern Europe. It is completely harmless to humans and is not a storage pest, as it only feeds on decomposing plant material and perishes within a few days in human dwellings due to a lack of food. Its original range was south of the Alps, but is now permanently established north of the Alps and in southern Germany.
Since the amber forest cockroach is capable of flight, it accidentally finds its way into human dwellings, especially in areas close to its natural habitat. It is attracted by artificial light sources. The amber forest cockroach is a slender cockroach. The light brown body of the adult animal measuring between 9 and 14 mm long, the antennae are about twice as long as the body. The legs are noticeably spiny. The pronotum has a uniform light brown color and is translucent at the edge. In both sexes, the wings protrude above the tip of the abdomen, they are sometimes finely dotted.
Normally the species can be distinguished from similar species in Central Europe by the uniformly... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amber Wood Cockroach sighting in Essen on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 198th most-seen of the 434 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and August–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amber Wood Cockroach in Essen on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amber Wood Cockroach sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
6th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Amber Wood Cockroach sightings, Essen ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Vienna (Austria, about 20%), Budapest (Hungary, about 20%) and Munich (Germany, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amber Wood Cockroach is recorded against all the insects logged in Essen (13 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.
