Chlorochroa juniperina
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Chlorochroa juniperina, commonly known as the juniper shield bug, is a European species of shield bug in the tribe Nezarini. C. juniperina is distributed in mainland Europe from France through to Scandinavia, but became extinct in England in 1925 due to the decline of juniper, its host.
The plate below shows C. juniperina - "Pentantoma juniperina Linn" (bottom-right) in The Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chlorochroa juniperina sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 348th most-seen of the 412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Chlorochroa juniperina in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chlorochroa juniperina 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 5 parks where we can rate Chlorochroa juniperina sightings, Mercantour National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Vanoise National Park (France, about 10%) and Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Chlorochroa juniperina that you can see in Mercantour National Park (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Sloe Bug (about 30%), European Striped Shield Bug (about 20%) and Cabbage Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chlorochroa juniperina is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (6 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.
