Curinus coeruleus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Curinus coeruleus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in South America (including Brazil) and was introduced to India, Thailand, Indonesia, Hawaii and the Philippines. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Blue Lady Beetle sighting in Monterrey on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 282nd most-seen of the 413 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Blue Lady Beetle in Monterrey on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and August–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Metallic Blue Lady Beetle 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.
7th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Metallic Blue Lady Beetle sightings, Monterrey ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Montevideo (Uruguay, about 10%), Miami (United States, about 10%) and Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Metallic Blue Lady Beetle that you can see in Monterrey (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%), Ashy Gray Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Convergent Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Metallic Blue Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Monterrey (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.
