Kleidocerys resedae
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Kleidocerys resedae, the birch catkin bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 6 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 7 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 8 | Sofia | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | |
| 9 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Birch Catkin Bug sighting in Rotterdam [The Hague] on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 213th most-seen of the 355 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June, August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Birch Catkin Bug in Rotterdam [The Hague] on a given day, against under 5% in May, July, September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Birch Catkin 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.
25th of 36
Of the 36 cities where we can rate Birch Catkin Bug sightings, Rotterdam [The Hague] ranks 25th at about 10%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 20%), Hamburg (Germany, about 20%) and Berlin (Germany, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Birch Catkin Bug that you can see in Rotterdam [The Hague] (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Green Shield Bug (about 20%), European Firebug (about 20%) and Dock Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Birch Catkin Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Rotterdam [The Hague] (9 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.
