Oxycarenus hyalinipennis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Oxycarenus hyalinipennis, common name cotton seed bug, is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae. This widespread species can be found in Southern Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, former Yugoslavia and Albania), in the Afrotropical realm, in the Neotropical realm, and in the Oriental realm.
While historically it has been documented as an important pest of cotton in the Mediterranean region and in coastal Africa, it is an invasive species whose range has expanded over the last three decades to include islands of the Caribbean region.
Oxycarenus hyalinipennis can reach a length of about 3.8 mm in males, of 4.3 mm in females. Therefore, males are slightly smaller than females. Body of these bugs is black with translucent wings. Head is black, with brownish-black antennae. The second antennal segment usually is partially pale yellow. Pronotum is blackish-brown. Corium is usually yellowish-whitish and hyaline. Femora are black, while tibiae are brown with a yellow-white band.
Nymphs have pink to red abdomen. This species may have three to... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 2 | Jerusalem | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 3 | Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece | |
| 4 | Valencia | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Istanbul | 🇹🇷 Turkey | |
| 6 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 9 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cotton Seed Bug sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 35th most-seen of the 264 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.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cotton Seed Bug in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Tel Aviv's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 90 mm in January.
Yes
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Cotton Seed Bug sightings, Tel Aviv has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Jerusalem (Israel, about 10%) and Athens (Greece, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Cotton Seed Bug that you can see in Tel Aviv (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are European Firebug (about 30%), Dionconotus neglectus (about 10%) and Breadfruit Mealybug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cotton Seed Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Tel Aviv (48 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.
