Myzia oblongoguttata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Myzia oblongoguttata, commonly known as the striped ladybird, is a species of beetle in family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Palearctic (Europe, North Africa, Asia Minor, European Russia, Caucasus, Siberia, Russian Far East, Belarus, Ukraine, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan, Middle Asia, Mongolia, North and South Korea, Japan). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Ladybird sighting in Helsinki on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 345th most-seen of the 838 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 to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Ladybird in Helsinki on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped Ladybird sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Striped Ladybird sightings, Helsinki has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Paris (France, under 5%) and Berlin (Germany, under 5%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Striped Ladybird that you can see in Helsinki (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%), Two-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%) and Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striped Ladybird is recorded against all the insects logged in Helsinki (16 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.
