Graphosoma semipunctatum
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Graphosoma semipunctatum is a species of true bug living exclusively in the Mediterranean region. The form living on the island of Crete has sometimes been given the name G. creticum. It is very close to Graphosoma italicum. It can be distinguished from G. italicum by black dots along the pronotum instead of lines, and the mostly orange legs.
They are found abundantly on plants in the family Apiaceae. Its red color serves to warn its predators that it is not palatable. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Semipunctated Shield Bug sighting in Istanbul on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 102nd 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Semipunctated Shield Bug in Istanbul on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months. Those are among Istanbul's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 90 mm in December.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Semipunctated Shield Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Semipunctated Shield Bug sightings, Istanbul ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Jerusalem (Israel, about 20%) and Valencia (Spain, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Semipunctated Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Istanbul (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.
