Lobe-Winged Cockroach

Lobe-Winged Cockroach

Loboptera decipiens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Istanbul

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

8 Verified sightings at Istanbul
7 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Athens 🇬🇷 Greece
~10%
2 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
~10%
3 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
4 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lobe-Winged Cockroach in Istanbul?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lobe-Winged Cockroach sighting in Istanbul on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 173rd most-seen of the 266 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lobe-Winged Cockroach in Istanbul?

May to September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lobe-Winged Cockroach in Istanbul on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lobe-Winged Cockroach?

Between 5 and 8 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lobe-Winged Cockroach sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Istanbul the best place to see a Lobe-Winged Cockroach?

Among the best

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Lobe-Winged Cockroach sightings, Istanbul ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Athens (Greece, about 10%).

Where does the Lobe-Winged Cockroach sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lobe-Winged Cockroach is recorded against all the insects logged in Istanbul (8 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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