Northern Fruit Bug

Northern Fruit Bug

Carpocoris fuscispinus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Stockholm

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

16 Verified sightings at Stockholm
75 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Northern Fruit Bug

Carpocoris fuscispinus is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~20%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Stockholm 🇸🇪 Sweden
~10%
2 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
3 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
4 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
5 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
6 Cologne 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
8 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
9 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Fruit Bug in Stockholm?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Fruit Bug sighting in Stockholm on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 51st most-seen of the 202 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 Northern Fruit Bug in Stockholm?

August

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Fruit Bug in Stockholm on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and October–April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Northern Fruit Bug?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Fruit Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Stockholm the best place to see a Northern Fruit Bug?

Yes

Of the 9 cities where we can rate Northern Fruit Bug sightings, Stockholm has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Warsaw (Poland, about 10%) and Berlin (Germany, about 10%).

Where does the Northern Fruit Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Northern Fruit Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Stockholm (16 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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