Oxycarenus lavaterae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Oxycarenus lavaterae, common name lime seed bug, is a species of ground bug of the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lime Seed Bug sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 135th most-seen of the 243 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lime Seed Bug in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–June, August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lime Seed 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Lime Seed Bug sightings, Fertő-Hanság National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Lime Seed Bug 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 Lime Seed Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Fertő-Hanság National Park (7 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.
