Pentatoma rufipes
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae, commonly found in most of Europe. It inhabits forests, woodlands, orchards, and gardens. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 2 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 8 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 9 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 11 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 16 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 17 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 18 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 8 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 9 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 10 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Bug sighting in Ecrins National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 251 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Bug in Ecrins National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–May, the lowest months. That is one of Ecrins National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 160 mm in December.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forest 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.
11th of 18
Of the 18 parks where we can rate Forest Bug sightings, Ecrins National Park ranks 11th at about 10%. The best odds are in Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 30%), Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 30%) and Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 20%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Forest Bug that you can see in Ecrins National Park (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are European Striped Shield Bug (about 30%), Sloe Bug (about 20%) and Black-Shouldered Shieldbug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forest Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Ecrins National Park (15 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
