Two-Spined Grass Bug

Two-Spined Grass Bug

Stenodema calcarata

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

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

8 Verified sightings at Wadden Sea National Park From 2019 to 2026
8 In 1 park
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Two-Spined Grass Bug

Stenodema calcarata, also known as the two-spined grass bug, is a species of bug from Miridae family, that can be found in Europe and across the Palearctic to Central Asia, the Russian Far East, Siberia, northern China, Korea and Japan. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
<5%
3 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
<5%
4 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
5 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
6 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
7 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
8 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Two-Spined Grass Bug in Wadden Sea National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spined Grass Bug sighting in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 536th 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 Two-Spined Grass Bug in Wadden Sea National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spined Grass Bug in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Two-Spined Grass Bug?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Two-Spined Grass Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Two-Spined Grass Bug?

Only Wadden Sea National Park, in our data

Wadden Sea National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Two-Spined Grass Bug sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Two-Spined Grass Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Two-Spined Grass Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Wadden Sea National Park (8 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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