Thalassa montezumae
In 3 days ~10%
Thalassa montezumae, the Montezuma lady beetle, is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in the United States, Mexico and Guatemala. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Montezuma Lady Beetle sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 626th most-seen of the 851 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Montezuma Lady Beetle in Los Angeles on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Los Angeles, in our data
Los Angeles is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Montezuma Lady Beetle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Montezuma Lady Beetle that you can see in Los Angeles (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Spotless Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Montezuma Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Angeles (8 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.
