Kleidocerys resedae
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Kleidocerys resedae, the birch catkin bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 6 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 7 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 8 | Sofia | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | |
| 9 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Birch Catkin Bug sighting in Essen on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 231st most-seen of the 434 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, August–September and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Birch Catkin Bug in Essen on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, May–July and October–November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Birch Catkin 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.
27th of 36
Of the 36 cities where we can rate Birch Catkin Bug sightings, Essen ranks 27th at about 10%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 20%), Hamburg (Germany, about 20%) and Berlin (Germany, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Birch Catkin Bug that you can see in Essen (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are European Firebug (about 30%), Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (about 30%) and Green Shield Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Birch Catkin Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Essen (12 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.
