Yellow Ladybird Beetle

Yellow Ladybird Beetle

Illeis koebelei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Seoul

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

17 Verified sightings at Seoul
12 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow Ladybird Beetle

Illeis koebelei, the yellow ladybird beetle, is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in India (Assam), Japan, Taiwan and China. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tainan 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
2 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
3 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
4 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
5 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
6 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%
7 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
8 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
~10%
9 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Ladybird Beetle in Seoul?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Ladybird Beetle sighting in Seoul on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 195th most-seen of the 525 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.

When is the best time to see a Yellow Ladybird Beetle in Seoul?

March, August–September and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Ladybird Beetle in Seoul on a given day, against under 5% in April–July, October and December–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow Ladybird Beetle?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Ladybird Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Seoul the best place to see a Yellow Ladybird Beetle?

Among the best

Of the 9 cities where we can rate Yellow Ladybird Beetle sightings, Seoul ranks 8th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tainan (Taiwan, about 10%), Taichung (Taiwan, about 10%) and Taipei (Taiwan, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Yellow Ladybird Beetle live in Seoul?

Same family: Coccinellidae

The closest relatives of the Yellow Ladybird Beetle that you can see in Seoul (family Coccinellidae, Lady Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 20%), Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle (about 10%) and Calvia muiri (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Yellow Ladybird Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow Ladybird Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Seoul (17 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.

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