Hippodamia parenthesis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Hippodamia parenthesis, the parenthesis lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to South Carolina, west to Alaska and California. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Parenthesis Lady Beetle sighting in Calgary on a given day, based on 63 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 256 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–June and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Parenthesis Lady Beetle in Calgary on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and November–March, the lowest months. Those are among Calgary's wettest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in January.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Parenthesis Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Parenthesis Lady Beetle sightings, Calgary has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Denver (United States, about 10%) and Edmonton (Canada, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Parenthesis Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Calgary (63 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.
