Black-Spotted Groundbug

Black-Spotted Groundbug

Rhyparochromus pini

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Pyrénées National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

11 Verified sightings at Pyrénées National Park From 2019 to 2026
17 In all 2 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-Spotted Groundbug

Rhyparochromus pini is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae, found in the Palearctic. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
2 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
3 Kazan 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
4 Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
5 Yekaterinburg 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
6 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-Spotted Groundbug in Pyrénées National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Spotted Groundbug sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 703rd most-seen of the 1277 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-Spotted Groundbug in Pyrénées National Park?

February, May–June, August and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Spotted Groundbug in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, July, September and November–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black-Spotted Groundbug?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Spotted Groundbug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Pyrénées National Park the best place to see a Black-Spotted Groundbug?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Black-Spotted Groundbug sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Vanoise National Park (France, about 10%).

Where does the Black-Spotted Groundbug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-Spotted Groundbug is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (11 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.

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