Holcostethus strictus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vernal Shield Bug sighting in Lyon on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 148th 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.
March to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vernal Shield Bug in Lyon on a given day, against under 5% in October to February, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vernal Shield 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 25 cities where we can rate Vernal Shield Bug sightings, Lyon ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bucharest (Romania, about 10%).
Same genus: Holcostethus
The closest relatives of the Vernal Shield Bug that you can see in Lyon (genus Holcostethus) are Holcostethus sphacelatus (about 10%) and Holcostethus albipes (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vernal Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Lyon (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.
