Carpocoris mediterraneus
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
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 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red Shield Bug sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red Shield Bug in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December 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.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Red Shield Bug sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Camargue (France, about 10%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Red Shield Bug that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Sloe Bug (about 30%), European Striped Shield Bug (about 30%) and Holcogaster fibulata (about 20%), 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 Nevada National Park (55 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.
