Coccinella trifasciata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Coccinella trifasciata, the three-banded lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It has a broad distribution, including Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), Oceania, Southern Asia and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Banded Lady Beetle sighting in San Francisco on a given day, based on 292 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 94th most-seen of the 737 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Banded Lady Beetle in San Francisco on a given day, against under 5% in July to January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Three-Banded 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 Three-Banded Lady Beetle sightings, San Francisco has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Portland (United States, under 5%) and Edmonton (Canada, under 5%).
Same genus: Coccinella
The closest relatives of the Three-Banded Lady Beetle that you can see in San Francisco (genus Coccinella) are Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 20%) and California Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Three-Banded Lady Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in San Francisco (292 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.
