Halmus chalybeus
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 30% of wildlife watchers report a Steelblue Lady Beetle sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 354 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to February
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Steelblue Lady Beetle in Auckland on a given day, against about 20% in March to July, 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 6 cities where we can rate Steelblue Lady Beetle sightings, Auckland has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Brisbane (Australia, about 10%) and Sydney (Australia, under 5%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Steelblue Lady Beetle that you can see in Auckland (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Fungus-Eating Ladybird (about 20%), Hadda Beetle (about 20%) and Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Steelblue Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (354 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.
