Eriopis connexa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Eriopis connexa is a species of ladybird beetle that is native to South America. Both males and females mate multiple times with different individuals of the opposite sex, like most members of the family Coccinellidae. This promiscuous behavior leads to unique reproductive adaptations, such as sperm mixing. Females lay unfertilized eggs which their offspring consume upon hatching, thereby boosting offspring nutrition and reducing sibling cannibalism,. This predatory beetle species feeds primarily on aphids and is widespread throughout many agroecosystems, such as cotton, maize, sorghum, soybean, and wheat. Due to aphids being extremely damaging agricultural pests, E. connexa has been introduced to the United States for biological pest management. Recent studies on pyrethroid insecticide resistance in E. connexa have led to research by applied entomologists on the species' potential role in integrated pest management schemes in crop fields that rely on lambda-cyhalothrin (LCT), a common pyrethroid insecticide that is ineffective against aphid population control. The potential efficacy and success of the utilization of E. connexa in these programs is widely debated and is the focus of much recent research due to the lack of understanding regarding the effects of pyrethroid resistance on the behavior of this species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Mendoza | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 4 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eriopis connexa sighting in Belo Horizonte on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 39th most-seen of the 186 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eriopis connexa in Belo Horizonte on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and November, the lowest months. Those are among Belo Horizonte's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 270 mm in December.
13th of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Eriopis connexa sightings, Belo Horizonte ranks 13th at about 10%. The best odds are in Mendoza (Argentina, about 30%), Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 20%) and Montevideo (Uruguay, about 20%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Eriopis connexa that you can see in Belo Horizonte (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%), Spotless Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Ashy Gray Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eriopis connexa is recorded against all the insects logged in Belo Horizonte (21 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.
