Carpocoris mediterraneus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Carpocoris mediterraneus, the red shield bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Shield Bug sighting in Monfragüe National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 84 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red Shield Bug in Monfragüe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and August–March, the lowest months. That is one of Monfragüe National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 100 mm in October.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Shield Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Red Shield Bug sightings, Monfragüe National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 30%), Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Camargue (France, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Red Shield Bug that you can see in Monfragüe National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Indian Milkweed Bug (about 20%), Calocoris nemoralis (about 20%) and Horistus orientalis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Monfragüe 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.
