Pyrrhocoridae (Red Bugs) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

Probergrothius sexpunctatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Probergrothius angolensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Scantius aegyptius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Dysdercus andreae

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Probergrothius varicornis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Australodindymus nigroruber

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dysdercus suturellus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Probergrothius nigricornis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dindymus brevis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dysdercus argillaceus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melamphaus faber

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dysdercus cingulatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dysdercus mimulus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Dysdercus bimaculatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Scantius forsteri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Red Bugs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 16	~40%
	Sixspot Bug			~40%
2	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 16	~40%
	European Firebug			~40%
3	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 16	~40%
	European Firebug			~40%
4	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~30%
5	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~30%
6	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~30%
7	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 16	~30%
	Welwitschia Bug			~30%
8	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~30%
	Mediterranean Red Bug			~30%
9	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 16	~30%
	St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer			~30%
10	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 16	~30%
	Probergrothius varicornis			~30%
11	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~20%
	Common Cotton Stainer Bug			~20%
	St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer			~10%
	Dysdercus mimulus			<5%
12	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
	Mediterranean Red Bug			~10%
13	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
14	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~10%
	Mediterranean Red Bug			~10%
15	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 16	~20%
	Kapok Bug			~10%
	Melamphaus faber			~10%
16	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
17	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~20%
	🦋 Australodindymus nigroruber			~20%
18	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 16	~20%
	Probergrothius varicornis			~20%
19	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
20	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
21	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 16	~10%
	Dysdercus argillaceus			~10%
	Indian Cotton Stainer			~10%
22	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~10%
	European Firebug			~10%
23	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~10%
	🦋 Australodindymus nigroruber			~10%
24	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 16	~10%
	European Firebug			~10%
25	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Common Cotton Stainer Bug			~10%
26	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 16	~10%
	Dindymus brevis			~10%
27	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 16	<5%
	European Firebug			<5%
28	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 16	<5%
	Two-Spotted Cotton Stainer			<5%
29	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 16	<5%
	Redtrim Bug			<5%
30	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 16	<5%
	Redtrim Bug			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Dushanbe	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	1 of 16	~60%
	European Firebug			~60%
2	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	2 of 16	~50%
	Mediterranean Red Bug			~30%
	European Firebug			~30%
3	Bishkek	🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	1 of 16	~50%
	European Firebug			~50%
4	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	2 of 16	~50%
	European Firebug			~40%
	Mediterranean Red Bug			~20%
5	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 16	~50%
	European Firebug			~50%
6	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	3 of 16	~50%
	European Firebug			~30%
	Mediterranean Red Bug			~10%
	Redtrim Bug			~10%
7	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 16	~40%
	European Firebug			~30%
	Mediterranean Red Bug			~20%
8	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	2 of 16	~40%
	Redtrim Bug			~30%
	European Firebug			~10%
9	Ankara	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 16	~40%
	European Firebug			~40%
10	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 16	~40%
	European Firebug			~40%
11	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 16	~40%
	European Firebug			~40%
12	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 16	~40%
	European Firebug			~40%
13	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 16	~40%
	European Firebug			~40%
14	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~40%
	European Firebug			~40%
15	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	2 of 16	~40%
	European Firebug			~30%
	Mediterranean Red Bug			~10%
16	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 16	~40%
	European Firebug			~40%
17	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	2 of 16	~40%
	European Firebug			~30%
	Mediterranean Red Bug			~10%
18	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 16	~40%
	European Firebug			~30%
	Mediterranean Red Bug			~10%
19	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 16	~40%
	European Firebug			~40%
20	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~30%
21	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~30%
22	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~30%
23	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~30%
24	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	2 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~20%
	Mediterranean Red Bug			~10%
25	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~30%
26	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~30%
27	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~30%
28	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~30%
29	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~30%
30	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~20%
	Mediterranean Red Bug			~10%
31	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~20%
	Mediterranean Red Bug			~10%
32	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~30%
33	Marrakesh	🇲🇦 Morocco	2 of 16	~30%
	Mediterranean Red Bug			~10%
	European Firebug			~10%
34	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	1 of 16	~30%
	European Firebug			~30%
35	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
36	Tashkent	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
37	Baku	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
38	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
39	Astana	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
40	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
41	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
42	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
43	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 16	~20%
	St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer			~20%
44	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 16	~20%
	Indian Cotton Stainer			~20%
45	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
46	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
47	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
48	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
49	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
50	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
51	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
52	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
53	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
54	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
55	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 16	~20%
	Mediterranean Red Bug			~20%
56	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
57	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 16	~20%
	European Firebug			~20%
58	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 16	~10%
	Indian Cotton Stainer			~10%
59	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 16	~10%
	European Firebug			~10%
60	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 16	~10%
	Indian Cotton Stainer			~10%

Red Bugs

Species in this group

Sixspot Bug

European Firebug

Welwitschia Bug

Mediterranean Red Bug

St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer

Probergrothius varicornis

Australodindymus nigroruber

Common Cotton Stainer Bug

Kapok Bug

Dindymus brevis

Dysdercus argillaceus

Melamphaus faber

Indian Cotton Stainer

Dysdercus mimulus

Two-Spotted Cotton Stainer

Redtrim Bug

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Red Bugs

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked