Gastrodes abietum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Gastrodes abietum, the spruce cone bug, is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae. It is found in the Palearctic. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Cone Bug sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 955th 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.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Cone Bug in Vienna on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spruce Cone Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Spruce Cone Bug sightings, Vienna ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, about 10%), Prague (Czechia, under 5%) and Saint Petersburg (Russia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spruce Cone Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (9 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.
