Halyomorpha halys
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is an insect in the family Pentatomidae, native to China, Japan, Korea, and other Asian regions. In September 1998, it was collected in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where it is believed to have been accidentally introduced. The nymphs and adults of the brown marmorated stink bug feed on over 100 species of plants, including many agricultural crops, and by 2010–11 had become a season-long pest in orchards in the Eastern United States. In 2010, in the Mid-Atlantic United States, $37 million in apple crops were lost, and some stone fruit growers lost more than 90% of their crops. Since the 2010s, the bug has spread to countries such as Georgia and Turkey and caused extensive damage to hazelnut production. It is now established in many parts of North America and has recently become established in Europe and South America.
Adult brown marmorated stink bugs are approximately 1.7 cm (0.67 in) long and about as wide, forming the shield shape characteristic of bugs in the superfamily Pentatomoidea. They are generally dark brown when viewed from above, with a creamy white-brown underside. Individual coloration may vary, with some... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 2 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 6 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Marmorated Stink Bug sighting in Nanjing on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 76th most-seen of the 272 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Nanjing on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and December–March, the lowest months. That is one of Nanjing's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 240 mm in July.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Marmorated Stink Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
53rd of 76
Of the 76 cities where we can rate Brown Marmorated Stink Bug sightings, Nanjing ranks 53rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Ankara (Turkey, about 40%), Valencia (Spain, about 40%) and Turin (Italy, about 30%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug that you can see in Nanjing (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug (about 20%), Graphosoma rubrolineatum (about 10%) and Eurysaspis flavescens (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Nanjing (18 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.
