Camptopus lateralis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Camptopus lateralis, common name broad-headed bug, is a species of true bugs of the family Alydidae, subfamily Alydinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Camptopus lateralis sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 66th most-seen of the 243 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July–August and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Camptopus lateralis in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Camptopus lateralis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Camptopus lateralis sightings, Fertő-Hanság National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Camptopus lateralis that you can see in Fertő-Hanság National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are European Firebug (about 20%), European Striped Shield Bug (about 20%) and Sloe Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Camptopus lateralis is recorded against all the insects logged in Fertő-Hanság 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.
