Cloudy Brown Barklouse

Cloudy Brown Barklouse

Metylophorus nebulosus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Helsinki

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

16 Verified sightings at Helsinki
July Best month

About the Cloudy Brown Barklouse

Metylophorus nebulosus is a species of Psocoptera from the Psocidae family that can be found in Great Britain and Ireland. They can also be found in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. The species are either black or brown coloured. 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%
2 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
3 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
<5%
4 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
5 Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cloudy Brown Barklouse in Helsinki?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cloudy Brown Barklouse sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 360th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cloudy Brown Barklouse in Helsinki?

July and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cloudy Brown Barklouse in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.

Is Helsinki the best place to see a Cloudy Brown Barklouse?

Yes

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Cloudy Brown Barklouse sightings, Helsinki has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, under 5%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, under 5%).

Where does the Cloudy Brown Barklouse sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cloudy Brown Barklouse is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (16 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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