Gonocerus juniperi
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Gonocerus juniperi (juniper bug) is a species of bug belonging to the family Coreidae, native to most of mainland Europe east to Ukraine, but not in the Baltic States or Scandinavia; elsewhere, it also occurs on the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, and on Cyprus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gonocerus juniperi sighting in Paris on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 519th most-seen of the 916 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gonocerus juniperi in Paris on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and May–November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gonocerus juniperi sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Gonocerus juniperi sightings, Paris ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Bucharest (Romania, about 10%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gonocerus juniperi is recorded against all the insects logged in Paris (13 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.
