Tritomegas bicolor
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Tritomegas bicolor, the pied shield bug, is a species of burrowing bug found in Europe. The adult is black and white and 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in) long. It is found across North Africa, Europe and Central Asia, although in the British Isles, it becomes rarer towards the north, and is absent from Scotland and Ireland. T. bicolor lives mainly on the ground, but is also visible on its host plants — chiefly Lamium (dead nettles) and Ballota nigra (black horehound). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turin | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 2 | Bucharest | 🇷🇴 Romania | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Milan | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 6 | Belgrade | 🇷🇸 Serbia | |
| 7 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 8 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 9 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 10 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Shield Bug sighting in Milan on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 128th most-seen of the 351 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Shield Bug in Milan on a given day, against under 5% in April and July–January, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied Shield Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Pied Shield Bug sightings, Milan ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Turin (Italy, about 10%), Bucharest (Romania, about 10%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pied Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Milan (21 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.
