Gastrodes abietum
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Gastrodes abietum, the spruce cone bug, is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae. It is found in the Palearctic. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Cone Bug sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 202nd 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.
January, March–May and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Cone Bug in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in February, June–August and December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spruce Cone 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 5 cities where we can rate Spruce Cone Bug sightings, Helsinki has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Prague (Czechia, under 5%) and Saint Petersburg (Russia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spruce Cone Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (27 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.
