Cheilomenes lunata
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Cheilomenes lunata is a species of ladybird. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 7 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lunate Lady Beetle sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 99 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 274 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.
February and April
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Lunate Lady Beetle in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lunate Lady Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Lunate Lady Beetle sightings, Pretoria has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Nairobi (Kenya, about 20%) and Johannesburg (South Africa, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lunate Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Pretoria (99 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.
