Closterotomus norvegicus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Closterotomus norvegicus (also known as the potato capsid) is a species of bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. It can be found feeding on nettle, clover, and cannabis, as well as Compositae, potatoes, carrots and chrysanthemums. They prefer to feed on the flowers, buds and unripe fruit. The species occurs in the Palearctic-British Isles and east across continental Europe to Siberia. It also occurs in the Nearctic as an adventive species. In 1997 it was moved from the genus Calocoris to its current name. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 8 | Rome | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 9 | Bucharest | 🇷🇴 Romania | |
| 10 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Potato Mirid sighting in Manchester on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 263rd most-seen of the 458 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Potato Mirid in Manchester on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Potato Mirid 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 21 cities where we can rate Potato Mirid sightings, Manchester ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sacramento (United States, about 10%), Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Leeds (United Kingdom, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Potato Mirid is recorded against all the insects logged in Manchester (13 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.
