Coccinella undecimpunctata
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Coccinella undecimpunctata, the eleven-spot ladybird or eleven-spotted lady beetle, it is native to central Asia, though commonly found in Europe, and formerly North America as its populations are decreasing. It is of the family Coccinellidae, commonly referred to as ladybugs or lady beetles.
C. undecimpunctata is a lady beetle with eleven black spots found on its red/orange elytra. Its size can range from around 4.0 to 5.0mm. It may look as if this beetle has six spots on each elytron, but the black spot in the center of the elytra, just behind the pronotum, counts as just one.
Endemic to the Palearctic - Europe, North Africa, European Russia, the Caucasus, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Ukraine, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Middle Asia, Western Asia, Afghanistan, Mongolia, China, Pakistan, and North India. C. undecimpunctata has been introduced to Australia as a biological control agent. It has been said that C. undecimpunctata was introduced to New Zealand as a form of pest control as well, but this has proven to be false.
C. undecimpunctata feeds on aphids associated with grasses - in fields, in ruderal biotopes, on steppe (including... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eleven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle sighting in Cairo on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 38 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and March–April
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Eleven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle in Cairo on a given day, against under 5% in July and October, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eleven-Spotted Ladybird 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.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Eleven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle sightings, Cairo has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Tel Aviv (Israel, about 10%) and Vancouver (Canada, under 5%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Eleven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle that you can see in Cairo (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Variegated Lady Beetle (about 20%) and Exochomus nigripennis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eleven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Cairo (14 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.
