Illeis galbula
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Illeis galbula, the fungus-eating ladybird, is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fungus-Eating Ladybird sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fungus-Eating Ladybird in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and June, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fungus-Eating Ladybird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Fungus-Eating Ladybird sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Royal National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Fungus-Eating Ladybird that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle (about 20%), Large Spotted Ladybird (about 20%) and Variegated Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fungus-Eating Ladybird is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (43 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.
