Camptopus lateralis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Camptopus lateralis, common name broad-headed bug, is a species of true bugs of the family Alydidae, subfamily Alydinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Camptopus lateralis sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 77th most-seen of the 597 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.
June–July and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Camptopus lateralis in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, August, October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Camptopus lateralis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Camptopus lateralis sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 20%), Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%) and Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Camptopus lateralis that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Red Shield Bug (about 20%), European Striped Shield Bug (about 10%) and Spilostethus saxatilis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Camptopus lateralis is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (51 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.
