Hippodamia parenthesis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 Denver on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 144th most-seen of the 461 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Parenthesis Lady Beetle in Denver on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–April, the lowest months.
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.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Parenthesis Lady Beetle sightings, Denver ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Calgary (Canada, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Parenthesis Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Denver (38 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.
