Gastrodes abietum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Gastrodes abietum, the spruce cone bug, is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae. It is found in the Palearctic. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Cone Bug sighting in Saint Petersburg on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 248th most-seen of the 448 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
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Cone Bug in Saint Petersburg on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spruce Cone Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Spruce Cone Bug sightings, Saint Petersburg ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%) and Prague (Czechia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spruce Cone Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Saint Petersburg (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.
