Anegleis cardoni
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Anegleis cardoni is a species of lady beetle found in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is the only species in the genus Anegleis. The species name is after the collector Father Louis Cardon. It is a medium-sized lady beetle. Body bright yellow with one black median stripe at the joint of both the elytra.
It is known to feed on a many species of aphids such as: Uroleucon compositae, Rhopalosiphum maidis, Hyadaphis coriandri, Myzus persicae, Brevicoryne brassicae, Macrosiphum miscanthi, Macrosiphum pisi, Aphis gossypii, Aphis craccivora, and Lipaphis erysimi. In addition to aphids, it is also a predator of whiteflies and scale insects. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anegleis cardoni sighting in Mumbai on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 362 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and October–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Anegleis cardoni in Mumbai on a given day, against under 5% in March and April, the lowest months. Those are among Mumbai's wettest months, with about 320 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
5th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Anegleis cardoni sightings, Mumbai ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Vadodara (India, about 20%), Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (Sri Lanka, about 20%) and Prayagraj (India, about 20%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Anegleis cardoni that you can see in Mumbai (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird (about 20%), Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle (about 10%) and Maculate Ladybird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anegleis cardoni is recorded against all the insects logged in Mumbai (54 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.
