Scymnus suturalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Scymnus suturalis is a species of beetle in family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Palearctic - Europe, North Africa, European Russia, the Caucasus, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Transcaucasia, Western Asia, Mongolia, North America (introduced to the United States).
It is a tiny (2mm. -2.5 2mm.) ladybird. The elytra which bear long, mainly backward-pointing hairs are red or chestnut brown usually with a dark brown mark behind the scutellum and extending along the median. It is common.
In Central Europe it is a forest species which feeds on Coccoidea—it is associated with the scale Chionaspis salicis. S. suturalis occurs in conifer (especially Pinus sylvestris and other Pinus species) and mixed forests, also in marshes, gardens, and parks. In Russia and Poland, it feeds on Adelgidae and other aphids on Pinus, less frequently, on Betula pendula and other Betula species and Ligustrum vulgare.
It was also found under flakes of bark, in moss on the trunks, and in the litter of coniferous trees. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pine Dusky Lady Beetle sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 949th most-seen of the 1065 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pine Dusky Lady Beetle in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in April–September and November–February, the lowest months.
Only Berlin, in our data
Berlin is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pine Dusky Lady Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Pine Dusky Lady Beetle that you can see in Berlin (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 50%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%) and Two-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pine Dusky Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (7 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.
