Caenocoris nerii
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Caenocoris nerii, common name oleander seedbug, is a species of ground bugs in the insect family Lygaeidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oleander Seedbug sighting in Madrid on a given day, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 134th most-seen of the 457 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–April, June and October–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oleander Seedbug in Madrid on a given day, against under 5% in February, May and July–September, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oleander Seedbug 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 6 cities where we can rate Oleander Seedbug sightings, Madrid ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tel Aviv (Israel, about 10%) and Algiers (Algeria, about 10%).
Same family: Lygaeidae
The closest relatives of the Oleander Seedbug that you can see in Madrid (family Lygaeidae, Seed Bugs) are Indian Milkweed Bug (about 10%), Cretan Seed Bug (about 10%) and Sycamore Seed Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oleander Seedbug is recorded against all the insects logged in Madrid (69 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.
