Curinus coeruleus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Curinus coeruleus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in South America (including Brazil) and was introduced to India, Thailand, Indonesia, Hawaii and the Philippines. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Blue Lady Beetle sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 190 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 71st most-seen of the 558 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Blue Lady Beetle in Buenos Aires on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Metallic Blue Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Metallic Blue Lady Beetle sightings, Buenos Aires ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Montevideo (Uruguay, about 10%) and Miami (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Metallic Blue Lady Beetle that you can see in Buenos Aires (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 30%), Eriopis connexa (about 20%) and Spotless Lady Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Metallic Blue Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Buenos Aires (190 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.
