Illeis cincta
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Kiiro cincta is a species of lady beetle native to India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Eggs are creamy white in color and round in shape. Female lays eggs in a group of 10 to 15 which are glued on lower surface of leaves. Before hatching, eggs become grayish black. The incubation period is about three days. Eggs are followed by four stages of instar larvae. Larvae pale yellow in color. Larva has three pairs of legs and four rows of minute dots. Body completely covered with minute hairs. There are three pairs of spots prominent on thoracic segments. These spots are larger and brighter than the other body spots.
Pupa pale yellow in color with black spots. After one of week pupation, adult beetle emerges. Adult is about 4 to 6 mm in length. Elytra yellowish. Body elongate oval and convex. Head is fairly visible. A pair of black spot can be found on pronotum. Eyes are prominent. Antenna are long, with a loosely jointed three segmented club. Female is comparatively larger than male. Life cycle completes within four weeks.
It is a mycophagous coccinellid associated with powdery mildew in various crops such as Dalbergia sissoo and Xanthium strumarium. It is also... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Illeis cincta sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 218th most-seen of the 477 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July–September and November–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Illeis cincta in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Illeis cincta sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Illeis cincta sightings, Bengaluru has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Hyderabad (India, about 10%) and Pune (India, under 5%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Illeis cincta that you can see in Bengaluru (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird (about 20%), Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle (about 10%) and Metallic Blue Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Illeis cincta is recorded against all the insects logged in Bengaluru (17 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.
