Lime Seed Bug

Lime Seed Bug

Oxycarenus lavaterae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Lyon

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

21 Verified sightings at Lyon
38 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Lime Seed Bug

Oxycarenus lavaterae, common name lime seed bug, is a species of ground bug of the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
~20%
2 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
3 Algiers 🇩🇿 Algeria
~20%
4 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
5 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~20%
6 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
7 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
~10%
8 Valencia 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
9 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
10 Cologne 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lime Seed Bug in Lyon?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lime Seed Bug sighting in Lyon on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 137th most-seen of the 411 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lime Seed Bug in Lyon?

February–August and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lime Seed Bug in Lyon on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lime Seed Bug?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lime Seed 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.

Is Lyon the best place to see a Lime Seed Bug?

13th of 24

Of the 24 cities where we can rate Lime Seed Bug sightings, Lyon ranks 13th at about 10%. The best odds are in Sofia (Bulgaria, about 20%), Berlin (Germany, about 20%) and Algiers (Algeria, about 20%).

Where does the Lime Seed Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lime Seed Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Lyon (21 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.

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