Henosepilachna argus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Henosepilachna argus, common name bryony ladybird, is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. This species occurs in most of Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania and Bulgaria) and in the Afrotropical realm. These ladybugs can be found where the host plants are present, in hedges, herbaceous wasteland, forest clearings and sometimes even in dunes.
Henosepilachna argus can reach a body length of about 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in). These Ladybirds show an orange or orange-red background colour on pronotum and on the strongly arched elytra, with eleven black spots (five on each elytron and one common at the shield). The legs are orange colored in southern Europe. Elytra are covered with very fine, short and dense hair, that give them a matte to fluffy appearance, while usually ladybirds have smooth, shiny elytra.
These ladybirds appear at the beginning of Spring (in March or April), they mate in May or June and disappear at the end of Summer. In fact they go to wintering... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bryony Ladybird sighting in London on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 492nd most-seen of the 1504 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 to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bryony Ladybird in London on a given day, against under 5% in August to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bryony Ladybird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Bryony Ladybird sightings, London ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Istanbul (Turkey, about 10%), Valencia (Spain, about 10%) and Paris (France, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Bryony Ladybird that you can see in London (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 50%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 50%) and Two-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 Bryony Ladybird is recorded against all the insects logged in London (49 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.
