Nabis limbatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Nabis limbatus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in Northern Europe and the northern part of Western and Central Europe. It occurs in the East in Eastern Europe and across the Palearctic to Siberia to China and Korea. It is introduced in Canada. In the Alps, it rises to about 1400 meters above sea level. In the South of Europe, it is found only in the central uplands.
Nabis limbatus is found in tall grass and the herbaceous layer in moist to wet, half shady or open habitats. In forests they are found predominantly in glades, the edge of pathways and margins. Sometimes they are found in drier places. It is a predator with a non-specific range of prey and hunts on the ground as well as in the herb layer. Overwintering occurs as the egg. Nymphs are found from mid-May until July, adults from the end of June. Females insert their eggs mainly in August in blades of grass or the stems of herbaceous plants. The micropterous bugs go through four nymphal stages. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Marsh Damsel Bug sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 154th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Marsh Damsel Bug in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Marsh Damsel Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Marsh Damsel Bug sightings, Helsinki has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Birmingham (United Kingdom, under 5%) and Saint Petersburg (Russia, under 5%).
Same genus: Nabis
The closest relatives of the Marsh Damsel Bug that you can see in Helsinki (genus Nabis) are Broad Damsel Bug (about 10%) and Nabis brevis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Marsh Damsel Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (42 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.
