Lime Seed Bug

Lime Seed Bug

Oxycarenus lavaterae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Vienna

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

287 Verified sightings at Vienna
38 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Lime Seed Bug

Oxycarenus lavaterae, common name lime seed bug, is a species of ground bug of the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
~20%
2 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
3 Algiers 🇩🇿 Algeria
~20%
4 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
5 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~20%
6 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
7 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
~10%
8 Valencia 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
9 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
10 Cologne 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lime Seed Bug in Vienna?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lime Seed Bug sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 287 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 35th most-seen of the 1406 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lime Seed Bug in Vienna?

November to April

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lime Seed Bug in Vienna on a given day, against about 10% in May to October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lime Seed Bug?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lime Seed Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Vienna the best place to see a Lime Seed Bug?

6th of 24

Of the 24 cities where we can rate Lime Seed Bug sightings, Vienna ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Sofia (Bulgaria, about 20%), Berlin (Germany, about 20%) and Algiers (Algeria, about 20%).

Where does the Lime Seed Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lime Seed Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (287 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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