Riptortus pedestris
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Riptortus pedestris sighting in Seoul on a given day, based on 110 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 525 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Riptortus pedestris in Seoul on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and November, the lowest months. That is one of Seoul's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain against 20 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Riptortus pedestris sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 22
Of the 22 cities where we can rate Riptortus pedestris sightings, Seoul ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Shenyang (China, about 30%), Gwangju (South Korea, about 20%) and Daejeon (South Korea, about 20%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Riptortus pedestris that you can see in Seoul (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Robust Cicada (about 30%), Spotted Lanternfly (about 20%) and Eastern Horse Cicada (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Riptortus pedestris is recorded against all the insects logged in Seoul (110 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.
