Basicryptus costalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Shield Bug sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 162nd most-seen of the 274 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June, September and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Shield Bug in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May, July–August and October, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Shield Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Brown Shield Bug sightings, Pretoria has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Johannesburg (South Africa, about 10%) and Durban (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Shield Bug that you can see in Pretoria (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Brown Stink Bug (about 20%), Southern Green Stink Bug (about 10%) and Sunflower Seed Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Pretoria (8 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.
