Orthops kalmii
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Orthops kalmii, commonly known as kalm's plant bug, is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae and subfamily Mirinae. It can be found everywhere in Europe with the exception of the islands Azores, the Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Iceland and Malta. Then east through the Palearctic to Siberia. It is 4.5 millimetres (0.18 in) long. Both nymphs and adults feed on Apiaceae without preference. The name honours Finnish naturalist Pehr Kalm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Kalm's Plant Bug sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 479 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.
August and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Kalm's Plant Bug in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kalm's Plant Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Kalm's Plant Bug sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, under 5%).
Same family: Miridae
The closest relatives of the Kalm's Plant Bug that you can see in Sierra Nevada 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 Kalm's Plant Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada 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.
