Myzia oblongoguttata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Myzia oblongoguttata, commonly known as the striped ladybird, is a species of beetle in family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Palearctic (Europe, North Africa, Asia Minor, European Russia, Caucasus, Siberia, Russian Far East, Belarus, Ukraine, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan, Middle Asia, Mongolia, North and South Korea, Japan). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Ladybird sighting in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 133rd most-seen of the 300 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Ladybird in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, April, August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped Ladybird 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.
Among the best
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Striped Ladybird sightings, Cairngorms National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%) and Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Striped Ladybird that you can see in Cairngorms National Park (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Larch Lady Beetle (about 10%), Orange Ladybird (about 10%) and Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striped Ladybird is recorded against all the insects logged in Cairngorms National Park (12 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.
