Tree Damsel Bug

Tree Damsel Bug

Himacerus apterus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Saint Petersburg

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

12 Verified sightings at Saint Petersburg
34 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Tree Damsel Bug

View history Himacerus apterus, known as the tree damsel bug, is a species of damsel bug belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
3 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
4 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
5 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
~10%
6 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
7 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
8 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
<5%
9 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
10 Cologne 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Tree Damsel Bug in Saint Petersburg?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tree Damsel Bug sighting in Saint Petersburg on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 209th 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.

When is the best time to see a Tree Damsel Bug in Saint Petersburg?

August

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tree Damsel Bug in Saint Petersburg on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months. That is one of Saint Petersburg's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain against 40 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Tree Damsel Bug?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tree Damsel 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.

Is Saint Petersburg the best place to see a Tree Damsel Bug?

19th of 20

Of the 20 cities where we can rate Tree Damsel Bug sightings, Saint Petersburg ranks 19th at under 5%. The best odds are in Berlin (Germany, about 10%), Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%).

Where does the Tree Damsel Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Tree Damsel Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Saint Petersburg (12 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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