Anegleis cardoni
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Anegleis cardoni is a species of lady beetle found in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is the only species in the genus Anegleis. The species name is after the collector Father Louis Cardon. It is a medium-sized lady beetle. Body bright yellow with one black median stripe at the joint of both the elytra.
It is known to feed on a many species of aphids such as: Uroleucon compositae, Rhopalosiphum maidis, Hyadaphis coriandri, Myzus persicae, Brevicoryne brassicae, Macrosiphum miscanthi, Macrosiphum pisi, Aphis gossypii, Aphis craccivora, and Lipaphis erysimi. In addition to aphids, it is also a predator of whiteflies and scale insects. Wikipedia →
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Anegleis cardoni sighting in Chennai on a given day, based on 66 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 376 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Anegleis cardoni in Chennai on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month. Those are among Chennai's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in February.
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Anegleis cardoni sightings, Chennai ranks 4th at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Vadodara (India, about 20%), Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (Sri Lanka, about 20%) and Prayagraj (India, about 20%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Anegleis cardoni that you can see in Chennai (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle (about 20%), Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird (about 10%) and Three-Striped Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anegleis cardoni is recorded against all the insects logged in Chennai (66 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.
