Coleomegilla maculata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Coleomegilla maculata, commonly known as the spotted lady beetle, pink spotted lady beetle or twelve-spotted lady beetle, is a large coccinellid beetle native across the Americas. The adults and larvae feed primarily on aphids and the species has been used as a biological control agent. Based on name connotation and to avoid confusion with other species also called "spotted lady beetle", the most appropriate common name for this species is probably "spotted pink lady beetle".
Over most of its range the species is pink in coloration, except for the subspecies C. m. fuscilabris, which is bright orange or red. Each elytron features six black markings. The thorax is a similar shade of red with two large triangular black... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Pink Lady Beetle sighting in Detroit on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 37th most-seen of the 268 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Pink Lady Beetle in Detroit on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Pink Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 21 cities where we can rate Spotted Pink Lady Beetle sightings, Detroit has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Montreal (Canada, about 10%) and Toronto (Canada, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Spotted Pink Lady Beetle that you can see in Detroit (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 30%), Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Pink Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Detroit (43 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.
