Coastal Groundbug

Coastal Groundbug

Beosus maritimus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park

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

11 Verified sightings at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park From 2019 to 2026
35 In all 4 parks
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Coastal Groundbug

Beosus maritimus is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae, found mainly in Europe and western Asia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~20%
2 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
4 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
6 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
7 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
8 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%
9 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%
10 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Coastal Groundbug in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Coastal Groundbug sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 300th most-seen of the 597 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 Coastal Groundbug in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

April–June and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coastal Groundbug in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–September and November–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Coastal Groundbug?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coastal Groundbug sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Sierra de Guadarrama National Park the best place to see a Coastal Groundbug?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Coastal Groundbug sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).

Where does the Coastal Groundbug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Coastal Groundbug is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama 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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