Holcostethus strictus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vernal Shield Bug sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 199th 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Vernal Shield Bug in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–April, the lowest months. That is one of Fertő-Hanság National Park's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 30 mm in March.
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.
Among the best
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Vernal Shield Bug sightings, Fertő-Hanság National Park ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%), Vanoise National Park (France, about 10%) and Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Vernal Shield Bug that you can see in Fertő-Hanság National Park (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are European Striped Shield Bug (about 20%), Sloe Bug (about 20%) and Southern Green Stink Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vernal Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Fertő-Hanság National Park (5 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.
