Agonoscelis rutila
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The horehound bug (Agonoscelis rutila) is a stink bug which sucks the sap of the horehound plant, causing wilting of new shoots. They have five nymphal stages in their development. Although they usually attack horehound, they may also swarm on a variety of other trees and shrubs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Horehound Bug sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 63 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 218th most-seen of the 875 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Horehound Bug in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in April–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Horehound 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Horehound Bug sightings, Melbourne ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Hobart (Australia, about 10%) and Sydney (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Horehound Bug that you can see in Melbourne (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Southern Green Stink Bug (about 10%) and Schellenberg's Soldier Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Horehound Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (63 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.
