What are the chances of seeing a Coleomegilla cubensis in Santo Domingo?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coleomegilla cubensis sighting in Santo Domingo on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 65th most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Coleomegilla cubensis in Santo Domingo?
January–March and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Coleomegilla cubensis in Santo Domingo on a given day, against under 5% in April–July, September–October and December, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Coleomegilla cubensis?
Only Santo Domingo, in our data
Santo Domingo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Coleomegilla cubensis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Coleomegilla cubensis live in Santo Domingo?
Same family: Coccinellidae
The closest relatives of the Coleomegilla cubensis that you can see in Santo Domingo (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Variable Ladybird Beetle (about 10%) and Spotless Lady Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Coleomegilla cubensis sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coleomegilla cubensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Santo Domingo (5 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.