Ant Damselbug

Ant Damselbug

Himacerus mirmicoides

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Munich

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

10 Verified sightings at Munich
70 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Ant Damselbug

Himacerus mirmicoides, common name ant damsel bug, is a species of damsel bugs belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
5 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
6 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
7 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
8 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
9 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
10 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Ant Damselbug in Munich?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ant Damselbug sighting in Munich on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 254th most-seen of the 521 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.

When is the best time to see an Ant Damselbug in Munich?

July

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ant Damselbug in Munich on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Munich's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 60 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see an Ant Damselbug?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ant Damselbug sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Munich the best place to see an Ant Damselbug?

19th of 20

Of the 20 cities where we can rate Ant Damselbug sightings, Munich ranks 19th at under 5%. The best odds are in Lyon (France, about 10%), London (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Paris (France, about 10%).

Where does the Ant Damselbug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ant Damselbug is recorded against all the insects logged in Munich (10 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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