Common Nettle Flower Bug

Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Helsinki

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

69 Verified sightings at Helsinki
July Best month

About the Common Nettle Flower Bug

Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs. 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 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
3 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
~10%
5 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
6 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
7 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
8 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
9 Stockholm 🇸🇪 Sweden
<5%
10 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Nettle Flower Bug in Helsinki?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Nettle Flower Bug sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 100th most-seen of the 838 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Common Nettle Flower Bug in Helsinki?

July

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Nettle Flower Bug in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.

Is Helsinki the best place to see a Common Nettle Flower Bug?

Among the best

Of the 16 cities where we can rate Common Nettle Flower Bug sightings, Helsinki ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Where does the Common Nettle Flower Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Nettle Flower Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (69 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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