Oxycarenus lavaterae
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Oxycarenus lavaterae, common name lime seed bug, is a species of ground bug of the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lime Seed Bug sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 576th 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.
June–September and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lime Seed Bug in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lime Seed Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Lime Seed Bug sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%) and Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Lime Seed Bug that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are European Striped Shield Bug (about 20%), Black-Shouldered Shieldbug (about 20%) and Dock Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lime Seed Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (14 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.
