Gastrodes abietum
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Gastrodes abietum, the spruce cone bug, is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae. It is found in the Palearctic. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Cone Bug sighting in Tatra National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 118th most-seen of the 142 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Spruce Cone Bug in Tatra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and October–January, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spruce Cone Bug sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Spruce Cone Bug sightings, Tatra National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spruce Cone Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Tatra National Park (5 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.
