Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug

Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug

Erthesina fullo

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Taroko National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

28 Verified sightings at Taroko National Park From 2019 to 2026
28 In 1 park
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug

Erthesina fullo, commonly known as the yellow-spotted stink bug or yellow marmorated stink bug, is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is found in east and southeast Asia. It is one of the most widely distributed phytophagous insect pests in Asia, and feeds on dozens of host plants including a number of economically important fruits, such as apples, cherries, pears and kiwifruit.

The native distribution of E. fullo in Asia includes most parts of China, Japan, and south-eastern countries like Myanmar or Vietnam. In addition, it has been reported from parts of India, Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Philippines. Further, it is invasive and has spread to Europe (Albania) and South America (Brazil). Studying the habitat suitability of this species, showed that large parts of North- and South America, Africa, southern Europe and Australia are highly suitable for E. fullo and are at risk of being also invaded. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~50%
2 Kitakyushu 🇯🇵 Japan
~50%
3 Hiroshima 🇯🇵 Japan
~40%
4 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~40%
5 Guiyang 🇨🇳 China
~30%
6 Zhengzhou 🇨🇳 China
~30%
7 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~30%
8 Xi'an 🇨🇳 China
~30%
9 Tainan 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~30%
10 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
~30%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug in Taroko National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 69th most-seen of the 447 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug in Taroko National Park?

January and February

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug?

Only Taroko National Park, in our data

Taroko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug live in Taroko National Park?

Same family: Pentatomidae

The closest relatives of the Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug that you can see in Taroko National Park (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (about 40%) and Alcimocoris japonersis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Taroko National Park (28 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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