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.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Parenthesis Lady Beetle sighting in Edmonton on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 129th 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 30%, 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 Edmonton on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and November–March, 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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Parenthesis Lady Beetle sightings, Edmonton ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Calgary (Canada, about 10%) and Denver (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Hippodamia
The closest relatives of the Parenthesis Lady Beetle that you can see in Edmonton (genus Hippodamia, Oblong Lady Beetles) are Variegated Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Thirteen-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 Parenthesis Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Edmonton (22 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.
