Handsome Plant Bug

Handsome Plant Bug

Harpocera thoracica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Wadden Sea National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

9 Verified sightings at Wadden Sea National Park From 2019 to 2026
42 In all 4 parks
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Handsome Plant Bug

Harpocera thoracica is a species of bug from Miridae family. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
4 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
5 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
~10%
7 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
8 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
9 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
10 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Handsome Plant Bug in Wadden Sea National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Handsome Plant Bug sighting in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 630th most-seen of the 818 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Handsome Plant Bug in Wadden Sea National Park?

May

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Handsome Plant Bug in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months. That is one of Wadden Sea National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 140 mm in November.

What time of day is best to see a Handsome Plant Bug?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Handsome Plant Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where does the Handsome Plant Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Handsome Plant Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Wadden Sea National Park (9 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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