Alder Sucker

Alder Sucker

Psylla alni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Helsinki

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

6 Verified sightings at Helsinki
June Best month

About the Alder Sucker

Psylla alni is a species of psyllid, a plant-feeding hemipteran in the family Psyllidae. It is the type species of Psylla, which is the type genus in its family. 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 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Alder Sucker in Helsinki?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Alder Sucker sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 665th most-seen of the 838 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Alder Sucker in Helsinki?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Alder Sucker in Helsinki on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Where else can you see an Alder Sucker?

Only Helsinki, in our data

Helsinki is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Alder Sucker sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Alder Sucker live in Helsinki?

Same order: Hemiptera

The closest relatives of the Alder Sucker that you can see in Helsinki (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Sloe Bug (about 20%), Birch Catkin Bug (about 20%) and European Striped Shield Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Alder Sucker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Alder Sucker is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (6 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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