Sulfurous Lady Beetle

Sulfurous Lady Beetle

Cheilomenes sulphurea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Antananarivo

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

19 Verified sightings at Antananarivo
149 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
4 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
5 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Maputo 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~30%
2 Antananarivo 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~30%
3 Accra 🇬🇭 Ghana
~20%
4 Kigali 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~20%
5 Harare 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
6 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
7 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
8 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sulfurous Lady Beetle in Antananarivo?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sulfurous Lady Beetle sighting in Antananarivo on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sulfurous Lady Beetle in Antananarivo?

February, May–June and August

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sulfurous Lady Beetle in Antananarivo on a given day, against under 5% in January and September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Sulfurous Lady Beetle?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sulfurous Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Antananarivo the best place to see a Sulfurous Lady Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Sulfurous Lady Beetle sightings, Antananarivo ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Maputo (Mozambique, about 30%).

Where does the Sulfurous Lady Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sulfurous Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Antananarivo (19 verified sightings), 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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