Illeis galbula
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Illeis galbula, the fungus-eating ladybird, is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fungus-Eating Ladybird sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 265 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 48th most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fungus-Eating Ladybird in Brisbane on a given day, against about 10% in December to August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fungus-Eating Ladybird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Fungus-Eating Ladybird sightings, Brisbane ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Auckland (New Zealand, about 20%), Hobart (Australia, about 20%) and Melbourne (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Fungus-Eating Ladybird that you can see in Brisbane (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Variable Ladybird Beetle (about 30%), Striped Ladybird (about 20%) and Hadda Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fungus-Eating Ladybird is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (265 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.
