Anatis mali
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Anatis mali (also known as the eye-spotted lady beetle), is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario to British Columbia, south to Virginia and Oregon. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Eye-Spotted Lady Beetle sighting in Boston on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 888th most-seen of the 1200 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Eye-Spotted Lady Beetle in Boston on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eye-Spotted Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Eye-Spotted Lady Beetle sightings, Boston ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Edmonton (Canada, about 10%), Calgary (Canada, about 10%) and Portland (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Eye-Spotted Lady Beetle that you can see in Boston (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 40%), Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%) and Twenty-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eye-Spotted Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Boston (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.
