Himacerus apterus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
View history Himacerus apterus, known as the tree damsel bug, is a species of damsel bug belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 3 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 4 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 6 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 9 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 10 | Cologne | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tree Damsel Bug sighting in Yekaterinburg on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 112th most-seen of the 155 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tree Damsel Bug in Yekaterinburg on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Yekaterinburg's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain against 25 mm in February.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tree Damsel 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.
18th of 20
Of the 20 cities where we can rate Tree Damsel Bug sightings, Yekaterinburg ranks 18th at under 5%. The best odds are in Berlin (Germany, about 10%), Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Tree Damsel Bug that you can see in Yekaterinburg (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are European Firebug (about 10%), Forest Bug (about 10%) and Green Shield Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tree Damsel Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Yekaterinburg (6 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.
