Spotted Plant Bug

Spotted Plant Bug

Closterotomus fulvomaculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sofia

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

7 Verified sightings at Sofia
7 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Spotted Plant Bug

Closterotomus fulvomaculatus is a species of plant bugs of the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
~10%
2 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
3 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
5 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
<5%
6 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
8 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
9 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Plant Bug in Sofia?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Plant Bug sighting in Sofia on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 74th most-seen of the 115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Spotted Plant Bug in Sofia?

May

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Plant Bug in Sofia on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Spotted Plant Bug?

Between 4 and 7 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Plant Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Sofia the best place to see a Spotted Plant Bug?

Yes

Of the 10 cities where we can rate Spotted Plant Bug sightings, Sofia has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Munich (Germany, under 5%) and Essen (Germany, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Spotted Plant Bug live in Sofia?

Same family: Miridae

The closest relatives of the Spotted Plant Bug that you can see in Sofia (family Miridae, Plant Bugs) are Red-Spotted Plant Bug (about 10%) and Campyloneura virgula (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Spotted Plant Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spotted Plant Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Sofia (7 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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