Pentatoma rufipes
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae, commonly found in most of Europe. It inhabits forests, woodlands, orchards, and gardens. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 8 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 9 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 11 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 16 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 17 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 18 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 8 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 9 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 10 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Bug sighting in London on a given day, based on 806 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 27th most-seen of the 1504 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Bug in London on a given day, against about 20% in October to May, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forest Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 32
Of the 32 cities where we can rate Forest Bug sightings, London ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Hamburg (Germany, about 30%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 20%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Forest Bug that you can see in London (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Green Shield Bug (about 30%), Southern Green Stink Bug (about 20%) and Sloe Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forest Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in London (806 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.
