Mulsantina hudsonica
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Mulsantina hudsonica, the Hudsonian lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Labrador to North Carolina, west to British Columbia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hudsonian Ladybird sighting in Edmonton on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 218th most-seen of the 390 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hudsonian Ladybird in Edmonton on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hudsonian Ladybird sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Edmonton, in our data
Edmonton is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Hudsonian Ladybird sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Hudsonian Ladybird that you can see in Edmonton (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%), Two-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%) and Variegated Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hudsonian Ladybird is recorded against all the insects logged in Edmonton (10 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.
