Nagusta goedelii
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Nagusta goedelii is a species of assassin bugs in the family Reduviidae. This species is present in Central and Southern Europe (Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, European Turkey, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Republic of Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine and former Yugoslavia), and in the Middle East. In the East it reaches Iran. These insects apparently are extending their distribution from east towards more western and northern areas.
Nagusta goedelii can reach a body length of about 12.5–16.3 mm (0.49–0.64 in). The slender and slightly hairy body is yellow to cinnamon-brown, but some darker specimens can be brown or reddish with greenish veins. The head is more than twice as long as the width and it has protruding ocelli. It shows two characteristic horn-like thorns just behind the antennae. Antennae show the same color as the body, with lighter rings. The posterior lobe of the head ends in a cylindrical neck. The pronotum is almost hexagonal and carries two broad and rounded apophyses in the shape of an obtuse cone. The diameter of the anterior femurs is at least three times the diameter... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nagusta goedelii sighting in Sofia on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Nagusta goedelii in Sofia on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–July, September and November–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nagusta goedelii sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Nagusta goedelii sightings, Sofia ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Turin (Italy, about 20%) and Lyon (France, about 20%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Nagusta goedelii that you can see in Sofia (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are European Firebug (about 40%), Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (about 30%) and Lime Seed Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nagusta goedelii is recorded against all the insects logged in Sofia (8 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.
