Spruce Cone Bug

Spruce Cone Bug

Gastrodes abietum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Moscow

In 3 days ~10%

6 Verified sightings at Moscow
13 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Spruce Cone Bug

Gastrodes abietum, the spruce cone bug, is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae. It is found in the Palearctic. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~10%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
2 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
3 Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
4 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
5 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spruce Cone Bug in Moscow?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Cone Bug sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 911th most-seen of the 1111 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Spruce Cone Bug in Moscow?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Cone Bug in Moscow on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Spruce Cone Bug?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spruce Cone Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Moscow the best place to see a Spruce Cone Bug?

5th of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Spruce Cone Bug sightings, Moscow ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%), Prague (Czechia, under 5%) and Saint Petersburg (Russia, under 5%).

Where does the Spruce Cone Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spruce Cone Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (6 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.

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