Gonocerus juniperi
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Gonocerus juniperi (juniper bug) is a species of bug belonging to the family Coreidae, native to most of mainland Europe east to Ukraine, but not in the Baltic States or Scandinavia; elsewhere, it also occurs on the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, and on Cyprus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gonocerus juniperi sighting in Kyiv on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 295th most-seen of the 753 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.
March, May and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gonocerus juniperi in Kyiv on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gonocerus juniperi sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Gonocerus juniperi sightings, Kyiv ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Bucharest (Romania, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gonocerus juniperi is recorded against all the insects logged in Kyiv (15 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.
