Lime Plant Bug

Lime Plant Bug

Phytocoris tiliae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Portland

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

21 Verified sightings at Portland
5 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Lime Plant Bug

Phytocoris tiliae is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
2 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
3 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Seattle 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Vancouver 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
6 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
7 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
8 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lime Plant Bug in Portland?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lime Plant Bug sighting in Portland on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 214th most-seen of the 507 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.

When is the best time to see a Lime Plant Bug in Portland?

July and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lime Plant Bug in Portland on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. Those are among Portland's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 250 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a Lime Plant Bug?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lime Plant Bug 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 Portland the best place to see a Lime Plant Bug?

Among the best

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Lime Plant Bug sightings, Portland ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, under 5%) and Berlin (Germany, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Lime Plant Bug live in Portland?

Same family: Miridae

The closest relatives of the Lime Plant Bug that you can see in Portland (family Miridae, Plant Bugs) are Campyloneura virgula (about 10%) and Common Flathorn Plant Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Lime Plant Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lime Plant Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Portland (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.

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