Leptopterna dolabrata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Leptopterna dolabrata (Miris dolabratus), commonly known as the meadow plant bug, is an insect in the Miridae family. It is commonly found in grassy areas in almost all of Europe to the northern Mediterranean and east across Asia Minor to the Caspian Sea region. It is an adventive species in North America. It feeds on developing grass seeds, causing seed heads to shrivel and prematurely whiten. It is regarded as a pest wherever grass is grown for seed. The species has long antennae and is black coloured. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 6 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Lyon | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 10 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Meadow Plant Bug sighting in Manchester on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 110th most-seen of the 458 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Meadow Plant Bug in Manchester on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Meadow Plant 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.
Among the best
Of the 22 cities where we can rate Meadow Plant Bug sightings, Manchester ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Miridae
The closest relatives of the Meadow Plant Bug that you can see in Manchester (family Miridae, Plant Bugs) are Orange-Spotted Plant Bug (about 10%), Deraeocoris flavilinea (about 10%) and Red-Spotted Plant Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Meadow Plant Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Manchester (45 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.
