Graphosoma semipunctatum
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Semipunctated Shield Bug sighting in Jerusalem on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 137 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Semipunctated Shield Bug in Jerusalem on a given day, against under 5% in May, September and December–March, the lowest months. Those are among Jerusalem's driest months, with almost no rain against 90 mm in January.
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.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Semipunctated Shield Bug sightings, Jerusalem has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Valencia (Spain, about 10%) and Istanbul (Turkey, about 10%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Semipunctated Shield Bug that you can see in Jerusalem (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Red Cabbage Bug (about 20%), Stenozygum coloratum (about 20%) and Red Shield Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Semipunctated Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Jerusalem (11 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.
