Halmus chalybeus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Halmus chalybeus, commonly known as the steelblue ladybird, is a species of ladybird in the beetle family Coccinellidae and the genus Halmus that is native to Australia. Adult and larval steelblue ladybirds eat a variety of small insects, including but not limited to scale insects, psyllids, whitefly and free living gall mites (Eriophyoidea). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Steelblue Lady Beetle sighting in Abel Tasman National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 64 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.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Steelblue Lady Beetle in Abel Tasman National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Steelblue Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Steelblue Lady Beetle sightings, Abel Tasman National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Egmont National Park (New Zealand, about 20%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Steelblue Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Abel Tasman National Park (22 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.
