Clown Stink Bug

Clown Stink Bug

Poecilocoris lewisi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Seoul

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

25 Verified sightings at Seoul
12 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Clown Stink Bug

Poecilocoris lewisi, known as the clown stink bug, is a species of shield bug found in eastern Asia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jinan 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Qingdao 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
~10%
5 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Clown Stink Bug in Seoul?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Clown Stink Bug sighting in Seoul on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 119th most-seen of the 525 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 Clown Stink Bug in Seoul?

April–June, August–September and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Clown Stink Bug in Seoul on a given day, against under 5% in July, October and December–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Clown Stink Bug?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clown Stink 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 Seoul the best place to see a Clown Stink Bug?

4th of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Clown Stink Bug sightings, Seoul ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Jinan (China, about 20%), Beijing (China, about 10%) and Qingdao (China, about 10%).

Where does the Clown Stink Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Clown Stink Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Seoul (25 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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