Tritomegas bicolor
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Tritomegas bicolor, the pied shield bug, is a species of burrowing bug found in Europe. The adult is black and white and 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in) long. It is found across North Africa, Europe and Central Asia, although in the British Isles, it becomes rarer towards the north, and is absent from Scotland and Ireland. T. bicolor lives mainly on the ground, but is also visible on its host plants — chiefly Lamium (dead nettles) and Ballota nigra (black horehound). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turin | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 2 | Bucharest | 🇷🇴 Romania | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Milan | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 6 | Belgrade | 🇷🇸 Serbia | |
| 7 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 8 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 9 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 10 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Shield Bug sighting in London on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 895th 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.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Shield Bug in London on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied Shield Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
15th of 17
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Pied Shield Bug sightings, London ranks 15th at under 5%. The best odds are in Turin (Italy, about 10%), Bucharest (Romania, about 10%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pied Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in London (20 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.
