Cycloneda sanguinea
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Cycloneda sanguinea, also known as the spotless lady beetle, is a widespread species of ladybird beetle in the Americas. Cycloneda sanguinea is the most widespread ladybird beetle in Latin America, typically found in plant-dense landscapes ranging from the southern United States to Argentina, and eastward to the Cayman Islands. There are several species of ladybeetle that look similar to the spotless ladybeetle. On the Galápagos Islands, it lives in sympatry with its sister species, Cycloneda galapagensis.
Cycloneda sanguinea is a large ladybird beetle with red, unspotted elytra (wing covers) ranging from 4-6.5 mm long. The color ranges from orange to deep red. The white and black marks on the head and pronotum are very distinctive, and are gender-specific. Females and males both have white spots on the black part, but the female has black in the center, continuing down into the face, while the male has a white cleft above the head and a white face. These ladybugs are often found feeding on aphids on milkweeds, but also occur on a number of other plants.
Their eggs are typically orange or yellow, and around 1 mm in diameter. The larvae are larger... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Tijuana | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 7 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 9 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotless Lady Beetle sighting in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 77 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spotless Lady Beetle in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí on a given day, against under 5% in June to December, the lowest months. That is one of Biotopo Cerro Cahuí's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 210 mm in October.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotless Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Spotless Lady Beetle sightings, Biotopo Cerro Cahuí ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Galápagos Islands (Ecuador, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Spotless Lady Beetle that you can see in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Aloeus Ox Beetle (about 10%) and Pigweed Flea Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotless Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (6 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.
