Eriopis connexa
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Eriopis connexa is a species of ladybird beetle that is native to South America. Both males and females mate multiple times with different individuals of the opposite sex, like most members of the family Coccinellidae. This promiscuous behavior leads to unique reproductive adaptations, such as sperm mixing. Females lay unfertilized eggs which their offspring consume upon hatching, thereby boosting offspring nutrition and reducing sibling cannibalism,. This predatory beetle species feeds primarily on aphids and is widespread throughout many agroecosystems, such as cotton, maize, sorghum, soybean, and wheat. Due to aphids being extremely damaging agricultural pests, E. connexa has been introduced to the United States for biological pest management. Recent studies on pyrethroid insecticide resistance in E. connexa have led to research by applied entomologists on the species' potential role in integrated pest management schemes in crop fields that rely on lambda-cyhalothrin (LCT), a common pyrethroid insecticide that is ineffective against aphid population control. The potential efficacy and success of the utilization of E. connexa in these programs is widely debated and is the focus of much recent research due to the lack of understanding regarding the effects of pyrethroid resistance on the behavior of this species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Mendoza | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 4 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Eriopis connexa sighting in Mendoza on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 47 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and August–September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Eriopis connexa in Mendoza on a given day, against under 5% in June and December–March, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Eriopis connexa sightings, Mendoza has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 20%) and Montevideo (Uruguay, about 20%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Eriopis connexa that you can see in Mendoza (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 40%), Variegated Lady Beetle (about 30%) and Ashy Gray Lady Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eriopis connexa is recorded against all the insects logged in Mendoza (17 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.
