Pantilius tunicatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Pantilius tunicatus, the hazel plant bug is a species of true bug in the Miridae family. It can be found in the Baltic states, Faroe Islands, Finland, Italy, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia, the Netherlands, Eastern, Central, and Western Europe (except for Portugal). and across the Palearctic to Siberia and northern China. It can also be found in Scandinavia with the exception of the high north and the northern Mediterranean.The species feed on hazel and usually are found on the lowest branches of it. The adults have a brown pronotum and green legs, with the antennae shorter than the body. The species doesn't appear until September. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hazel Bug sighting in London on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 776th most-seen of the 1504 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hazel Bug in London on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hazel Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Hazel Bug sightings, London ranks 6th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Warsaw (Poland, under 5%), Hamburg (Germany, under 5%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, under 5%).
Same family: Miridae
The closest relatives of the Hazel Bug that you can see in London (family Miridae, Plant Bugs) are Trivial Plant Bug (about 30%), Deraeocoris flavilinea (about 10%) and Three Spotted Nettle Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hazel Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in London (19 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.
