Coccinella californica
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Coccinella californica is a ladybird beetle found in California commonly known as the California lady beetle. It has a red elytra that is usually spotless and a mostly black thorax. Its range is the coastal counties north of the Transverse Ranges. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a California Lady Beetle sighting in San Francisco on a given day, based on 818 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 31st most-seen of the 737 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a California Lady Beetle in San Francisco on a given day, against under 5% in July–September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most California 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 4 cities where we can rate California Lady Beetle sightings, San Francisco has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Vancouver (Canada, under 5%) and Seattle (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the California Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in San Francisco (818 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.
