Tritomegas bicolor
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Tritomegas bicolor, the pied shield bug, is a species of burrowing bug found in Europe. The adult is black and white and 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in) long. It is found across North Africa, Europe and Central Asia, although in the British Isles, it becomes rarer towards the north, and is absent from Scotland and Ireland. T. bicolor lives mainly on the ground, but is also visible on its host plants — chiefly Lamium (dead nettles) and Ballota nigra (black horehound). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turin | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 2 | Bucharest | 🇷🇴 Romania | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Milan | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 6 | Belgrade | 🇷🇸 Serbia | |
| 7 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 8 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 9 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 10 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Shield Bug sighting in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 95 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and May
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Shield Bug in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and June–October, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied Shield Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Pied Shield Bug sightings, Kiskunság National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Cévennes National Park (France, under 5%) and Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, under 5%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Pied Shield Bug that you can see in Kiskunság National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Black-Shouldered Shieldbug (about 30%), European Striped Shield Bug (about 30%) and Red Cabbage Bug (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pied Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Kiskunság 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.
