Ceratomegilla notata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 2 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Notated Lady Beetle sighting in Saint Petersburg on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 193rd most-seen of the 448 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Notated Lady Beetle in Saint Petersburg on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Notated 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Notated Lady Beetle sightings, Saint Petersburg ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Helsinki (Finland, under 5%) and Moscow (Russia, under 5%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Notated Lady Beetle that you can see in Saint Petersburg (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Two-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Notated Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Saint Petersburg (13 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.
