Illeis galbula
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Illeis galbula, the fungus-eating ladybird, is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fungus-Eating Ladybird sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 887 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 10th most-seen of the 875 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and November–July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fungus-Eating Ladybird in Melbourne on a given day, against about 10% in August and October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fungus-Eating 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 5 cities where we can rate Fungus-Eating Ladybird sightings, Melbourne ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Auckland (New Zealand, about 20%) and Hobart (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Fungus-Eating Ladybird that you can see in Melbourne (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Large Spotted Ladybird (about 30%), Variegated Lady Beetle (about 20%) and Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fungus-Eating Ladybird is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (887 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.
