Small Green Stinkbug

Small Green Stinkbug

Piezodorus purus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Pretoria

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

15 Verified sightings at Pretoria
May Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Small Green Stinkbug in Pretoria?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Green Stinkbug sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 118th 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.

When is the best time to see a Small Green Stinkbug in Pretoria?

May and October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Small Green Stinkbug in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in June, August–September and December–March, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Small Green Stinkbug?

Only Pretoria, in our data

Pretoria is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Small Green Stinkbug sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Small Green Stinkbug live in Pretoria?

Same family: Pentatomidae

The closest relatives of the Small Green Stinkbug 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.

Where does the Small Green Stinkbug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Small Green Stinkbug is recorded against all the insects logged in Pretoria (15 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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