Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata, known as the water ladybird, is a species of beetle in family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Palearctic. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 2 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 3 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 5 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Water Ladybird sighting in Birmingham on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 668th most-seen of the 811 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.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Water Ladybird in Birmingham on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Water Ladybird sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Water Ladybird sightings, Birmingham ranks 5th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Brussels (Belgium, under 5%), Rotterdam [The Hague] (Netherlands, under 5%) and Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, under 5%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Water Ladybird that you can see in Birmingham (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 50%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 50%) and Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Water Ladybird is recorded against all the insects logged in Birmingham (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.
