Carpocoris mediterraneus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Carpocoris mediterraneus, the red shield bug, is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red Shield Bug sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 124 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 597 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red Shield Bug in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Shield Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Red Shield Bug sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 30%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Red Shield Bug that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are European Striped Shield Bug (about 10%), Southern Green Stink Bug (about 10%) and Sloe Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Shield Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (124 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.
