Horistus orientalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Horistus orientalis is a species of plant bugs, part of the suborder Heteroptera (also called "true bugs"), which belongs to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Horistus orientalis sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 547th 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.
May to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Horistus orientalis in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Horistus orientalis 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 4 parks where we can rate Horistus orientalis sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 10%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Miridae
The closest relatives of the Horistus orientalis that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (family Miridae, Plant Bugs) are Hadrodemus m-flavum (about 10%), Red-Spotted Plant Bug (about 10%) and Alfalfa Plant Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Horistus orientalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (19 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.
