Vernal Shield Bug

Vernal Shield Bug

Holcostethus strictus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Yekaterinburg

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

9 Verified sightings at Yekaterinburg
90 In all 9 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
2 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
5 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
7 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
8 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
9 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~10%
2 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
4 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
~10%
5 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
6 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
7 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
8 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
9 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
10 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Vernal Shield Bug in Yekaterinburg?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Vernal Shield Bug sighting in Yekaterinburg on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 128th 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.

When is the best time to see a Vernal Shield Bug in Yekaterinburg?

August

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vernal Shield Bug in Yekaterinburg on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months. That is one of Yekaterinburg's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 25 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Vernal Shield Bug?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vernal Shield 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 Yekaterinburg the best place to see a Vernal Shield Bug?

24th of 25

Of the 25 cities where we can rate Vernal Shield Bug sightings, Yekaterinburg ranks 24th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bucharest (Romania, about 10%), Lyon (France, about 10%) and Vienna (Austria, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Vernal Shield Bug live in Yekaterinburg?

Same family: Pentatomidae

The closest relatives of the Vernal Shield Bug that you can see in Yekaterinburg (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Forest Bug (about 10%) and Green Shield Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Vernal Shield Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Vernal Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Yekaterinburg (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.

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