Anatis lecontei
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Anatis lecontei, or Leconte's giant lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Alberta to New Mexico, west to British Columbia and California. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a LeConte's Giant Lady Beetle sighting in Salt Lake City on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 242 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–July and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a LeConte's Giant Lady Beetle in Salt Lake City on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most LeConte's Giant 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 2 cities where we can rate LeConte's Giant Lady Beetle sightings, Salt Lake City ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Denver (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the LeConte's Giant Lady Beetle that you can see in Salt Lake City (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 30%), Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%) 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 LeConte's Giant Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Salt Lake City (44 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.
