Black Burrowing Bug

Black Burrowing Bug

Cydnus aterrimus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Vienna

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

7 Verified sightings at Vienna
40 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black Burrowing Bug

Cydnus aterrimus is a species of burrowing bug in the family Cydnidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, and Southern Asia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
2 Valencia 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Izmir 🇹🇷 Turkey
~10%
4 Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israel
~10%
5 Algiers 🇩🇿 Algeria
~10%
6 Naples 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
7 Athens 🇬🇷 Greece
~10%
8 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%
9 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
10 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black Burrowing Bug in Vienna?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Burrowing Bug sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1090th most-seen of the 1406 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black Burrowing Bug in Vienna?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Burrowing Bug in Vienna on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Black Burrowing Bug?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Burrowing 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 Vienna the best place to see a Black Burrowing Bug?

17th of 17

Of the 17 cities where we can rate Black Burrowing Bug sightings, Vienna ranks 17th at under 5%. The best odds are in Barcelona (Spain, about 10%), Valencia (Spain, about 10%) and Izmir (Turkey, about 10%).

Where does the Black Burrowing Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black Burrowing Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (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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